Stapleton, Cumberland Family History Guide

Stapleton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cumberland.

Other places in the parish include: Bellbank, Solport, Trough, and Belbank.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1725
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1665

Nonconformists include: Society of Friends/Quaker and United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STAPLETON, a township and a parish in Longtown district, Cumberland. The township lies 6 miles SE of Penton r. station, and 9 ENE of Longtown. Acres, 4,495. Real property, £2,720. Pop., 462. Houses, 89.

The parish contains also Solport, Trough, and Bellbank townships; and comprises 11,335 acres. Post town, Longtown, under Carlisle. Pop. in 1851, 1,119; in 1861, 984. Houses, 183. The property is much sub-divided.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £98. Patrons, the Earl of Carlisle and Sir F. U. Graham, Bart. The church was rebuilt in 1830.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

STAPLETON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Longtown, Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland; containing, with the townships of Bellbank, Solport, and Trough, 1170 inhabitants, of whom 550 are in Stapleton township, 8 miles (N.) from Brampton.

The parish is situated on the river Leven or Line, over which is a neat bridge; and comprises about 13,930 acres, whereof about 50 or 60 are woodland, and the remainder arable and pasture, in nearly equal portions. The soil is generally cold, lying on a retentive clay; the surface is hilly. On the north bank of the river are the remains of Shank Castle; and in the vicinity coal has been found, of which a mine is in operation.

An act for dividing and inclosing Wakey-hill common here, was passed in 1842.

The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king’s books at £1. 8. 11½.; net income, £98; patron, the Earl of Carlisle. The church was rebuilt in 1829.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848