Place:Holme St. Cuthbert, Cumberland, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

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A Vision of Britain through Time. (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10194507) Became part of Holme Cultram UD in 1894 and of Wigton RD in 1934. The old ancient parish was Holm Cultram. Gained parts of Holme Abbey and Holme Low parished in 1882 and more of each in 1887. Lost acreage to the same parishes in 1934 (more than 300 acres each). No lower level units given.

Wikipedia intro Holme St. Cuthbert (occasionally Holme St. Cuthberts; pronounced and occasionally written Holme Saint Cuthbert) is a small hamlet and civil parish in the borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria, United Kingdom. The hamlet is located approximately 23 miles to the south-west of Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Wikipedia civil parish The civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert is a rural area, and includes the village of Mawbray and the hamlets of Aikshaw, Beckfoot, Cowgate, Dubmill, Edderside, Goodyhills, Hailforth, Jericho, New Cowper, Newtown, Pelutho, Plasketlands, Salta, and Tarns.[2] It is bordered to the north by the civil parish of Holme Low, to the east by Holme Abbey, to the south by Allonby along the Black Dub beck, and to the southeast by Westnewton. On its western side, the parish meets the Solway Firth, and has approximately four miles of coastline.

There were 421 residents in 160 households at the 2001 census,[3] and at the 2011 census, that number had risen to 465 residents in 185 households,[4] an increase of 10.5% in ten years. Despite the recent increase, however, the parish's population remains well below where it was in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1871-2, the population was given as 821,[5] and steadily declined in the years to at least 1961,[6] when it reached similar levels to those recorded in 2011.

Mawbray, being the largest village in the parish, is the hub of the community.

Before becoming a parish of its own in 1857,[12] Holme St. Cuthbert was listed as a quarter of the parish of Holme Cultram by at least 1801. The quarter was centred around Mawbray - then known as Old Malbray. Holme St. Cuthbert was also known as St. Cuthbert's township at that time.[13]

Holme St. Cuthbert itself is particularly small. While it is home to the parish church,[18] church hall, and the local primary school,[19] there are very few houses. St. Cuthbert's Church was constructed of locally quarried sandstone, and remains in use today. The church and school were built in 1845.[22] The opening of the church in that year meant that the hamlet was no longer part of the parish of Holme Abbey, but instead was to become the namesake of a new parish.

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