Waberthwaite is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cumberland.
Alternative names: Wabbertwaite, Waterthwaite
Parish church: St. John
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1656
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1676
Nonconformists include:
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WABERTHWAITE, a parish in Bootle district, Cumberland; 1½ mile S by E of Ravenglass r. station. It has a post-office under Whitehaven. Acres, 1,901. Real property, £1,162. Pop., 198. Houses, 42. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £131. Patron, Lord Muncaster. The church is good. Charities, £5.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
WABERTHWAITE (St. John), a parish, in the union of Bootle, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 1½ mile (E. S. E.) from Ravenglass; containing 146 inhabitants. This parish forms an inclined plane from the mountains to the river Esk on the north-west. It comprises 2001 acres, of which about 1000 are common or waste; the soil of the cultivated lands is generally a strong clay, well adapted for wheat, but there are some small portions of lighter quality. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king’s books at £3. 11. 8.; income, £131; patron, Lord Muncaster. The glebe consists of 12 acres.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
FamilySearch Catalog
Waberthwaite, Cumb., St. John [monumental inscriptions]
Census returns for Waberthwaite, 1841-1891
Bishop’s transcripts for Waberthwaite, 1676-1906
Computer printout of Waberthwaite, Cumb., Eng
Parish register printouts of Waberthwaite, Cumberland, England ; christenings, 1813-1875
Parish register printouts of Waberthwaite, Cumberland, England ; marriages, 1813-1841
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