Cumberland

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Cumberland

County town: Carlisle

Other major towns: Whitehaven

The most north westerly county in England and home to the world famous Lake District.

The traditional steel, coal and iron of the coastal towns has almost died out in modern times and replaced with dairy farming, West Cumberland Farmers being Great Britain's largest agricultural co-operative.

The birthplace of William Wordsworth and the home of Samuel Coleridge.

Register Offices

Barrow In Furness

Barrow Register Office
Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow In Furness
LA14 1LG
Fax:01229 894513
Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Carlisle

Carlisle Register Office
23 Portland Square
Carlisle
CA1 1PE
Fax:01228 607434
Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Cockermouth

Cockermouth Register Office
Fairfield
Station Road
Cockermouth
CA13 9PT
Tel:01900 325960
Fax:01900 325962
Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Kendal

Kendal Register Office
County Offices
Kendal
LA9 4RQ
Fax:01539 773565
Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Penrith

Penrith Register Office
Friargate
Penrith
CA11 7XR
Fax:01768 242122
Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Ulverston

Ulverston Register Office
The Town Hall
Ulverston
LA12 7AR

Whitehaven

Whitehaven Register Office
College House
Flatt Walk
Whitehaven
CA28 7RW
Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Wigton

Wigton Register Office
Station Road
Wigton
CA7 9AJ
Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Workington

Workington Register Office
Hall Park
Ramsey Brow
Workington
CA14 4TG
Tel:01900 325160
Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

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Links



Local History Society


OPC



Archives


  • Carlisle Newspapers I found one or two mistakes, but try checking with the obits etc on this site


Family and Social History

  • The Rutledge Family Association-The Dodgson Manuscript An excellent and dense family history document from the first half of the nineteenth century. The writer's main interest is the Dodgson family, but mentions many more families in the Longtown/Carlisle area with birth marriage and death details going back to the 1700's. Use the edit/find function on your browser to see if your Cumberland roots are here



Maps & Photographs


Countywide interest



Specific Town Village interest

There is an index of momnumental inscriptions from St Cuthbert's Church, Bewcastle here. The church has put out a CD containing the full inscriptions



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