Rockcliffe, Cumberland Family History Guide
Rockcliffe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cumberland.
Other places in the parish include: Castle Town Quarter, Castletown Quarter, Church Town Quarter.
Alternative names: Rockcliff
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Parish registers begin: 1679
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Rockcliffe
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ROCKCLIFF, a village and a parish in Carlisle district, Cumberland. The village stands on the river Eden, 1¼ mile W of the Caledonian railway, and 4½ N W by N of Carlisle; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Carlisle.
The parish is divided into the townships of Church-town-Quarter and Castletown-Quarter; extends to the river Esk and the Solway frith; and comprises 5,438 acres of land, and 1,134 of water. Real property, £5,643. Pop., 949. Houses, 200. The property is subdivided.
The manor belonged anciently to the Ratcliffes; passed to the Dacres and the Strongs; and belongs now to the Earl of Lonsdale. R. Hall and Castletown House are chief residences. Remains exist of an old castle of the Dacres. A mineral spring, near the Eden, throws up a scum which tinges paper with a beautiful gold colour.
The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £100. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church was rebuilt in 1848, and has a tower and spire.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
ROCKCLIFF, a parish, in the union of Carlisle, ward and E. division of Cumberland; containing 824 inhabitants, of whom 353 are in the township of ChurchTown, 4¾ miles (N. W.) from Carlisle.
The parish comprises 4017 acres, of which 1384 are common or waste land. It is bounded on the north by the river Esk, on the north-west by the Solway Frith, and on the southwest by the river Eden, which is navigable to the village of Rockcliff, situated to the east of Port Carlisle.
The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £100; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle.
Within reach of the tide is a remarkable spring, with a scum floating on its surface, which turns paper to a complete golden hue.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Castle Town Quarter
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
ROCKCLIFF, CASTLE, a township, in the parish of Rockcliff, union of Carlisle, ward and E. division of Cumberland, 5 miles (N. W.) from Carlisle; containing 471 inhabitants.
The river Eden is here crossed by an iron bridge of three arches, on the road to Gretna-Green, three miles distant.
Some remains are still visible of a small castle built by the lords Dacre, which was garrisoned by Leonard Dacre, when in rebellion against Elizabeth, in 1570, and was taken by Lord Hunsdon for the queen.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Church Town Quarter
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Church-Town-Quarter, a township in Rockliffe parish, Cumberland; on the river Eden and the Caledonian railway, 4 ¼ miles NNW of Carlisle. Acres, 1,347. Pop., 447. Houses, 94.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Cumberland
- Civil Registration District: Carlisle
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Carlisle
- Rural Deanery: Carlisle
- Poor Law Union: Carlisle
- Hundred: Cumberland Ward
- Province: York