Arlecdon. 11~ Post Off!Ce

[CU1\1BERLAND.] ARLECDON. 11~ POST OFF!CE AKLECDOl\1', with the Townships of :E"R.IZ.Il\TG hold. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. Fairs TON and WBILLIMOOR. for cattle, &c. are held on the 24th of April, the first Friday ARLECDON is a townsllip, village, and parisl1, 6 miles in June, and on the 17th of September. east-north-east from Whitehaven, and about 10 miles south FRIZINGTON, or FRISINGTON (HIGH and Low), is a. west from Cockermouth, its post town. It is in the Allerdale township and small village in the parish of Arlecdon, from ward above Derwent, union of Whitehaven, archdeaconry of which it is distant about 2 miles, and 4~ from Whitehaven. Copeland, diocese of Carlisle, West Cumberland, The parish This township abounds in iron ore, coals, freestone, and consists of the townships of ARLECDON, FRIZINGTON, and limestone. Tl1e acreage and population of this township is WHILLIMOOR. The church of St. Michael is a small hut included with Arlecdon. The Baroness de Stenberg and the neat stone building, with an open turret containing two bells. Earl of Lonsdale own part of the land; the remainder is It was rebuilt in 1829, at a cost of about £794, raised by a mostly freehold. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. rate on the parishionere, except £100, which was given by Here is a Parochial school for boys and girls, which is also the Bishop of Chester, in whose diocese it then was. The used for divine service every Sunday afternoon; the incum interior consists of nave and chancel, and contains a neat bent of Arlecdon officiates. Rheda, the residence of Thomas marbleJablet to the memory of the late Mr. Steele, of Acre Dixon, Esq., is a neat stone building of freestone, pleasantly ·walls. The parsonage house is a neat, substantial building, situated on a commanding eminence, a short distance from situated about one mile from the church; it was erected in the village. At Crosslacon is an ancient stone cross, about 1842, at a cost of about £600. The living is a perpetual 3! feet high. In this township is a chalybeate spring, pos curacy, value £110 per annum, with residence, in the gift of sessing medicinal properties. the Bishop of Carlisle; the Rev. Francis John Allnatt is the WHILLIMOOR is a township in the parish of Arlecdon, incumbent. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel here. from which it is distant about 2 miles. The acreage and There is also a Parochial school for boys and girls. The population is included with Arlecdon. The Earl of Lonsdale parish contains 6,400 acres, and the population, in 1851, was is lord of the manor. 643. The land in the township of Arlecdon is mostly free- Arlecdon. Sumpton John, Sun Martin William, farmer, Dike nook PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Watson John, farmer, South mosses Nichol John, wheelwxight & farmer, Allnatt Rev. Francis John, Parsonage Wilson J ames, wheelwright Cross gill Carmichael Mr. Thomas Wilson John, farmer, Kirkland how Pape Jonathan, beer retailer Dickinson Mr. John, Kidburn gill Wood Henry, fill'mer, Dub hall Pickering Henry, master of Parochial Gritton The Misses, Asby Wood Joseph, farmer, Asby school COMMERCIAL. LettersthroughCockermouth. White- Sewart John, farmer, Hollow dike Atkinson Wm. Black Cock, New Asby haven i.<J the nearest money order office~ Slater Robert, farmer, Park side Atkinson 'Villiam, blacksmith :E"rizington. Spedding l\fatthew, miller & farmer, Collins Henry, master of Parochial schl PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Mill yeat Dickinson & Dalzell, tile manufacturers Dixon Thomas, esq. Rheda Statters David, blacksmith & shopkeeper Dickinson John, jun. frmr. Kidburn gill Fitzsimons Mrs. Green cottage Winn Samuel, farmer, Mowbray Dickinson William, land valuer, & high Robinson Capt. Daniel B. Scalelands WrightJoseph, farm!!.'. Frisington parks constable for the Ward of Allerdale- Simon Mr. Peter, Mowbray Letters through whiiehaven, which above-Derwent & the Derwent divi- COMMERCIAL. is the nearest money order office sion, North Mosses Banks Jonatban, farmer, Howgate Jackson Henry, farmer, Big croft Bewley Joseph, farmer, Fri~ington hall Whillimoor. Key James, farmer, Arlecdon parks Crosthwaite Coulthard, Griffin, & frmr COMMERCIAL. Lancaster William, far-mer, Hunger hill Crosthwaite William, farmer, Hall beck Cowx Sarah (Mrs.), farmer, Midtown 1\'Ioffat John, shoemaker Fletcher Isaac, miller & farmer, High l\'litchell John, farmer, Startoes Mossop Clement, farmer, Skelscew I house Sewell Samuel, farmer Mossop Isaac, farmer Hayston J oseph, farmer, Steel bank Todhunter J oseph, farmer, Brownrigg Munro William, shopkeeper Hodgson Southart, tailor Wilson Thomas, watchmaker Robinson Hannah (1\Iiss), dressmaker Johnston Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Wood Henry, farmer, Brownrigg Sumpton J acob, shopkeeper & parish Kitchen J oseph, farmer, Threapthwaite Letters through Whitehaven, which is clerk . Leathes Thomas, farmer, Birks the nearest money order office PLACES OF WoRsHIP:- PunLIC ScHOOLS :-Parochial, Arlecdon(for boys &girls), Church, Arlecdon, Rev. Francis John Allnatt, incum- Henry Collins, master bent Parochial, Frizington (for boys & girls), Henry Picketing, W esleyan Chapel, Arlecdon master AB.THURETT parish is about 7 miles long and 4 broad. Graham and the rector; a Presbyterian chapel under the It is divided into the four townships of BRACKENHILL, ministry of the Rev. John Iuverarity; also a neat chapel be· LINE SIDE, LoNGTOWN, and NETHERBY. The parish longingtotheUnitedPresbyterians,nnderthepastoralcareof church of St. Michael stands on an eminence, surrounded by the Rev. PeterCarrnthers. The Workhouseforthe Longtown trees, in the township of Longtown, and about half a mile union is about 2 miles out of the town; it is a large, conve from that town; it was built in the year 1609, and is in the nient building, and is capable of accommodating 159 paupers. Gothic style of architecture; it has a nave, aisles, chancel, NETHERDY township extends about 4 miles north-north and tower; in the church a1•e monument~ in memory of east of Longtown; in it are the small hamlets of HALL various members of the Graham family, and in the church- BURN and 8LEALANDS. Here is Netherby Hall, the seat yard is a very ancient rude cross, with a pierced shaft. The of the Right Honorable Sir James R. G. Graham, Bart. living is a rectory, in the patronage ofthe Right Honorable This splendid mansion stands on an eminence in a beautiful Sir J ames Graham, Bart.; the Rev. "William Graham, M.A., and extensive park, surrounded by rich meadows, woods, and is the incumbent. The parish conliains about 17,400 acres, shrubberies, commandin~ an extensive prospect over a flat almost the whole of which is the property of Sir J ames country, finely cultivatea and richly wooded. The present Graham. The population of the parish, in 1851, was3,088. edifice was chiefly erected by Dr. Robert Graham. In level- EASTON is a township of this parish. ling the ground before the house a large quantity of Roman LONGTOWN is a small town on the banks of the river Esk, remains were discovered. The mansionandpleasure-grounds over which is a good bridge with five arches. It is 9 miles have been greatly improved by the present owner. The north of Carlisle, 20 north-east of Wigton, and 308 north- I house is elegantly fitted up, and the gardens and plea north-west from London. The market day is Thursday, sure-grounds are laid out with great taste and judgment. but very little business is done, in consequence of being so The library contains a choice collection of classical and other near Carlisle, to which market most of the business is re- valuable books. The population, in 1851, was 3b8, with moved. Here are a school for females, supported by Lady 8,873 acres. :r.ongtown. Rome Georg-e, esq. M.D Armstrong Mary (Mrs.), teadealer l'RIVATE RESIDENTS. Sword Mr. William Armstrong Thomas, eowkeeper & po- Brown Mr. Matthew Tweddle }fr. William I1 tato dealer Carruthers Rev. Peter [Presbyterian] Watson Mr. John Milner Armstrong William, carrier Forster Miss Elizabeth Wilson Mr. J oseph Baker Robert, Wlteatsheaf ~ com Graham Rev. William, M.A. [rector], COMMERCIAL. mercial inn Rectmy Airey Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Balmer William, baker Graham .t?rancis B. esq ArmstrongAndrew,Marqui8 ofGranby Batey Thomas, grocer & licensed dealer Griffin Rev. John Henry, B.A.. [curate] Armstrong John, nurseryman xn• game Harkness Mr. David Armstrong John, tailor Baxter Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Fauld farm Moore Miss Margaret Armstrong Mary, shopkeeper Heaty James, butcher & cattle dealer .

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