Culgaith, Cumberland Genealogy

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Chapelry History
CULGAITH, a chapelry, in the parish of Kirkland, union of Penrith, Leath ward, E. division of Cumberland, 7 miles (E.) of Penrith; containing 361 inhabitants. It comprises 2697a. 2r. 26p., the whole arable, except 150 acres of woodland. From the Crowdundle quarries, here, is raised red freestone of excellent quality for building, of which blocks of immense size are obtained for pillars and other uses. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £80; patron, the Vicar of Kirkland; impropriator, the Rev. R. Rice. The chapel is dedicated to All Saints.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 746-751. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50910 Date accessed: 19 August 2011.

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Probate records
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