Irton, Cumberland Family History Guide
Irton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cumberland.
Other places in the parish include: Melthwaite and Santon, Santon, and Irton, Santon and Melthwaite.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1697
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1676
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
IRTON, a township and a parish in Bootle district, Cumberland.
The township lies on the river Irt, 3 miles ENE of Drigg r. station, and 3 NNE of Ravenglass.
The parish contains also the townships of Melthwaite and Santon; and its post town is Holmrook, under Whitehaven. Acres, 5,270. Real property, £3,885. Pop., 555. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few.
The manor has belonged, since before the Conquest, to the Irton family. Irton Hall is an ancient mansion, with a square tower; and stands on an eminence, commanding a fine view. Much of the land is hilly, and part is mountainous. Granite is largely quarried.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £96. Patron, J. Ryder, Esq. The church is a modern edifice, on the site of an ancient one; has an embattled tower; and contains a carved oak pulpit, monuments to the Irton family, and a monument to Vice Admiral Hodgson. An ancient stone cross, about 10 feet high, is in the churchyard.
There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £16.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Census
Census returns for Irton, Santon and Melthwaite, 1841-1891
Church Records
Parish registers for Irton, 1697-1922 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Irton (Cumberland)
Computer printout of Irton, Cumb., Eng
Cemeteries
The memorial inscriptions of St. Mary’s Church, Gosforth, St. Paul’s Church, Irton, St. Peter’s Church, Drigg
Author: Cumbria Family History Society
Poorhouses & Poor Law
Parish records, 1694-1873 Author: Irton (Cumberland)
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Cumberland
- Civil Registration District: Bootle
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries – Copeland
- Diocese: Carlisle
- Rural Deanery: Copeland
- Poor Law Union: Bootle
- Hundred: Allerdale above Derwent Ward
- Province: York