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St Cuthbert, Clifton
St Cuthbert's Church
Clifton Church
locality:-   Clifton
civil parish:-   Clifton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   church
coordinates:-   NY53182704
1Km square:-   NY5327
10Km square:-   NY52
references:-   : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

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BLL96.jpg (taken 23.12.2005)  
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BLL98.jpg (taken 23.12.2005)  
evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 38) 
placename:-  Clif Chappell
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, continuation of the Road from London to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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In mile 279, Westmorland.  "Clif Chappell"
church drawn close to the road on the left. 
item:-  JandMN : 21
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 94) 
placename:-  Clifton Chapel
source data:-   Strip maps, uncoloured engravings, road maps, The Road from London to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, with sections in Lancashire and Westmorland, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
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"Clifton Chap"
At mile 280. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.100
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evidence:-   presumably old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Clif Chapel
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Clifcha"
Circle. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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church 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- Baker 1802
source data:-   Perspective road maps with sections in Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland, by J Baker, London 1802.
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item:-  private collection : 3
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evidence:-   old map:- Nurse 1918
source data:-   Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 2nd edn 1939.
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"CLIFTON"
item:-  JandMN : 27
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evidence:-   site plan:- Historical Monuments 1936
source data:-   Site plan, uncoloured lithograph, Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Clifton, Westmorland, scale about 1 to 290, published by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, London, 1936.
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On p.69 of the Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. 
RCHME no. Wmd, Clifton 1 
item:-  Armitt Library : A745.47
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 stained glass
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Church of St Cuthbert
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT / / / CLIFTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 74222 / NY5319027045"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish church. C12 with C13 and C14 additions, partly rebuilt in 1846. Red and calciferous sandstone rubble (and some limestone), the aisle large blocks of sandstone. Graduated greenslate roofs with coped gables, cross finial and west open bellcote. 2-bay nave with north aisle and south porch; 2-bay chancel. Nave walls have been almost completely rebuilt in 1846, but the porch and north aisle appear to be C14 and original features have been incorporated in its rebuilding. West wall of nave is partly original with stepped plinth but with C19 2-light tracery window. South wall has rebuilt C12 doorway within porch. Rebuilt C17 2-light stone-mullioned south window. Aisle has C14 segmental-arched doorway with hollow-chamfered surround. C17 hollow-chamfered 2-light east window with its original iron grille. Similar single-light west window. Chancel has been similarly rebuilt in 1846 with blocked north door and 2 C19 lancet windows. 3-light lancet east window, the surrounds partly original. South priest's doorway in partly-original shouldered surround and 2 reused lancet windows. Interior has open timber roof. Reset C17 stoup. White marble wall plaque to Reverend Moorhouse 1818. Recut C17 font. Single pointed arch into north aisle used as Wybergh Chapel with coat-of-arms panel and inscription of 1738 recording the earlier marriage of the Wyberghs and Engaynes of Clifton Hall. Recess in wall beside altar. Medieval graveslab reset in floor. Pulpit is C19 but with C16 and C17 carved panels. Chancel has reset medieval piscina. C19 choir stalls; onto the back of one of the stalls has been attached an inscribed panel IBD 1683. Panelled timber ceiling. See RCHM, Westmorland, 1936, p.69."
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CROSS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT / / / CLIFTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74223 / NY5319627034"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Churchyard cross sundial. Medieval. Calciferous sandstone. Square base socket stone with chamfered-edged shaft. On top.is a C18 bronze sundial, without gnomon, inscribed I&MG."
 poppyheads
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 2 cross slab grave covers? hidden by carpet?

Ryder, Peter: 2001: Cross Slab Grave Covers of Cumbria: Cumbria CC (Carlisle, Cumbria)
 sundial
notes:-  
 Described in:-

Butler, Lawrence (ed): 2011: Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne for Cumbria, 1833-1872: CWAAS:: ISBN 978 1 873124 52 9
Extracted from the original notes made by Sir Stephen, now in Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, Flintshire, contact through Flintshire Record Office

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BLL97.jpg (taken 23.12.2005)  
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CAT12.jpg  Mothers Union banner.
(taken 23.5.2014)  
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BQT75.jpg  A date in the choir stalls:-
"B [a] 1683" (Is this is a modern replacement?)
(taken 11.6.2009)  
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BLL99.jpg  Coat of arms and memorial:-
"Wm. de Wybergh married Elianor ye. only Daughter &Sole Heir of Gilbert de Engayne of Clifton in ye. County of Westmorld. in ye. 38. of K. Edwd. ye. 3d. By wch. Elianor came ye. Manor of Clifton to ye. Wyberghs. [ ]38." The marriage was in 1364.
(taken 23.12.2005)  
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BQE97.jpg  A new gravestone:-
"IN MEMORY OF THE TROOPERS / OF / 'BLANDS REGIMENT' / WHO LIE HERE / KILLED ON CLIFTON MOOR / 1745 / ERECTED BY / 'THE QUEEN'S / ROYAL HUSSARS' / 2004" (taken 6.3.2009)  
notes:-  
 Tradition has it that monks from Lindisfarne rested here with the body of St Cuthbert, when fleeing from danish raiders in the 9th century.
The earliest part of the nave, and the south doorway, date from the 12th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 13th century; north aisle built in the 14th century; chancel rebuilt, taken down and the stones replaced exactly, in 1846; an arch was inserted between the nave and the north aisle in the 1960s.
In 1943 a rat gnawed a gas pipe, and there was a violent explosion that blew all the glass out. Some of the early glass was rescued and put back.

: : church leaflet
dedication
person:-    : St Cuthbert
place:-   Clifton and Brougham / Carlisle Diocese
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