Old Cumbria Gazetteer - St Peter, Langwathby

St Peter, Langwathby

St Peter's Church

Langwathby Church

locality:-

Langwathby

civil parish:-

Langwathby (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

church

coordinates:-

NY56903372

1Km square:-

NY5633

10Km square:-

NY53

references:-

: 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

BJU56.jpg (taken 26.8.2005)
photograph

BJU57.jpg (taken 26.8.2005)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 50 11)
placename:- St Peter's Church

source data:-

Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"St. Peter's Ch. (Vicarage) / Grave Yard"

evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)

source data:-

Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.

goto source
Page 130:- "..."
"... The church is parcel of the vicarage of Edenhall, which is a mile and a half further, and three miles and a half from Penrith."

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.

NUR1NY53.jpg
"LANGWATHBY WITH EDENHALL"
item:- JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page

stained glass

evidence:-

database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:- Church of St Peter

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST PETER / / / LANGWATHBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 74301 / NY5690433730"

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish church. C13 with C15 alterations, partly rebuilt in 1718 (dated with plaque and churchwarden's names) with porch dated 1836. Red sandstone rubble walls, the 1718 walls of dressed red sandstone with eaves cornice and V-jointed quoins, on chamfered plinth. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and kneelers; west twin bellcote. Red sandstone roof on porch. 5-bay nave with north aisle and west porch/vestry. 2-bay chancel. Nave has C13 aisle wall with blocked north doorway, a C15 chamfered-surround window and lancet east and west windows. The south wall of both nave and chancel is of 1718 with tall round-headed windows. Porch has flattened pointed-arched doorway under hoodmould, and lancet west window. Vestry is early C20. Other chancel walls are probably C15. The 1718 wall has blocked priest's doorway. 3-light C18 east window. Interior has 3-bay arcade of C13 pointed arches on rebuilt octagonal columns. C15 2-light west window now covered by porch. Late medieval open timber roof. Alms plaque 1703. 2 breast plates and helmet, used as parish armour, mounted on wall. C18 baluster font."

incumbents:-

Kirkby, John de	1368 -
Goodylow, Robert	1465 -
Blencow, Christopher	1535 -
Sewell, Hugh	1560 -
Scott, Alan	1565 -
Scott, Thomas	1578 -
Smith, William, Sir	1580 -
Greene, Simon	1624 -
Macmillan, John	1652 -
Denton, Thomas	1658 -
Williamson, Edward	1659 -
Tailor, Thomas	1660 -
Denton, Thomas	1663 -
Greene, Simon	1603 -
Burton, Gilbert	1669 -
Leigh, John	1683 -
Moon, George	1690 -
Musgrave, Christopher	1743 -
Rowland, Joseph	1763 -
Baldwin, Roger	1774 -
Watson, Thomas	1802 -
Dukinfield, Charles E	1833 -
Porteous, Beilby	1840 -
Harman, Edward	1870 -
Lovejoy, William	1880 -
Hale, Bernard G R	1898 -

BJU58.jpg The organ, bought from The Positive Organ Co, Mornington Crescent, London, 1907:-
"CASSON'S PATENT / THE POSITIVE ORGAN CO. LTD. / LONDON, W." (taken 26.8.2005)
photograph