The Lake District Travel Guide
- Historic Churches A profile of the Lake District, England, highlighting
attractions, history, and visitor information.
The church of St Lawrence stands at the bottom of Boroughgate in the heart of the old market town of Appleby. The church dates in part to the 12th century, though with remodelling from practically every century since then! The church is built of local red sandstone, and is composed of a south porch, west tower, nave, north and south aisles, two chapels, and a chancel. The base of the tower is the oldest part, dating to the 12th century.
Boroughgate,
Appleby-in-Westmorland,
Eden Valley,
Cumbria,
England,
CA16 6QN
The church of St Kentigern in Aspatria is a Victorian Gothic building, incorporating bits of a much earlier Norman church built between 1130 and 1150. Long before the Norman building, there was a church established on this site by the 6th century Celtic missionary Kentigern (also known as Mungo).
King Street,
Aspatria,
Cumbria,
England,
CA7 3BY
There are two churches dedicated to St John's in the hamlet of Blawith. One is a 16th century ruin that exists only as overgrown walls. We do not know precisely when it was built, but it is clearly marked on a map of the area dated 1577. By 1861 the old church had become so ruinous that a new church was built across the road.
Blawith,
Cumbria,
England,
LA12 8EQ
Set on a rise over the River Eden in a lovely village, All Saints is a gem of an historic church, containing intruiging features. The first of these can be seen to the left of the south porch as you approach down the entrance an evenue of clipped yew trees. A fascinating effigy of a woman is set into the exterior wall. The carving, and the detail of the woman's garments, suggest a date of sometime between 1200 and 1400. As her head is lying on a pillow, it suggests that the effigy was intended to be prone, and may have come from an early coffin lid.
Bolton,
Cumbria,
England
There was very likely a wooden church at Bridekirk before the Conquest. Around 1130 this was replaced a sturdy Norman church in stone. This, in turn, was replaced by the current building in 1868, which stands beside the ruins of the Norman church.
Bridekirk,
Cumbria,
England,
CA130PE
Set in fields beside a bend of the River Eamont is St Ninian's Church, also known as Ninekirks. The setting is superb, offering views east to the Pennines and west to the Lake District fells. The church is built of local red sandstone. It was founded in the Norman period, but almost enirely rebuilt by Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Pembroke, the amazing woman who helped restore so many Cumbrian churches and castles.
Brougham,
Cumbria,
England,
CA11 8SS
Carlisle Cathedral bears the scars of 900 years spent in this most tumultuous of regions. The original nave, built in 1092 as a collegiate church, has only two bays remaining. The transepts and tower date from the 15th century. The glories of Carlisle are the east window, one of the best examples of decorated tracery anywhere, and the delicately carved capitals in the choir, depicting the seasons.
Carlisle,
Cumbria,
England,
CA3 8TZ
The Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael incorporates the south aisle of the orginal church of the 1189 Augustinian Priory. Its long history leaves its legacy in the richness of architectural styles, from Transitional Norman through Decorated and Perpendicular. The priory church was one of the few to survive the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a distinction it owed to Marshall, who stipulated that an altar should be provided within the church for the people of Cartmel. When the rest of the priory was dismantled in 1537, the south aisle of the church was preserved to act as the new parish church. The rest of the church was left to moulder until the 17th century, when George Preston of Holker Hall re-roofed the church and gave it a new screen and canopies for the superb 15th century choir stalls. The Gatehouse of the priory still stands in the square, and is now managed by the National Trust.
Cartmel,
Cumbria,
England,
LA11 6QB
There has been some form of religious building at Gosforth since the 8th century. The current church of St Mary is a Victorian building incorporating pieces from a 12th century Norman church.
Wasdale Road,
Gosforth,
Cumbria,
England
The Old Church at Ireby stands alone in a farm field well outside the village. This ancient structure is an antiquarian's delight. It was built in the 12th century, but when the new church dedicated to St James was built in 1847 the nave, porch, and north aisle of the old church were pulled down and the two-bay chancel was left to moulder away on its own. The medieval font, piscina, and a few carvings were transfered to the new church, and stones from the nave were used to build the new church.
Ireby,
Cumbria,
England,
CA7 1HD
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Church Heritage Highlight: Possible pre-Norman carvings set in east wall Heritage Rating:? Location: 9 miles north east of Cockermouth off the A595 or B5299, north of Ireby village. From the Lion Inn, take the road to High Ireby and Whitrigg. Ignore the left turn to High Ireby and take the immediate right turn signposted "New Park Farm Holiday Cottages". The chapel will be on the left side of the lane.
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