Ormside, Westmorland Family History Guide

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Ormside is an Ancient Parish in the county of Westmorland.

Other places in the parish include: Little Ormside and Great Ormside.

Alternative names: Ormes Head

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1560
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1662

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ORMSIDE, or Ormes-Head, a parish in East Ward district, Westmoreland; on the river Eden, 2 miles SSE of Appleby r. station. It contains the two small villages of Great Ormside and Little Ormside; and its post town is Appleby, under Penrith. Acres, 2, 430. Real property, £1, 611. Pop, 188. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few.

The manor belonged to the Vescis; passed to the Radcliffes, the Pickerings, the Hyltons, and others; and belongs now to Sir R. Tufton, Bart. Ormside Hall is an old seat; and Breeks Hall was the seat of the Bartons. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £166. Patron, the Bishop of Carlisle. The church is ancient, with a tower; includes a private chapel of the Tuftons; contains three brasses of the 17th century; and was reported in 1859 as not good. There is a national school.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

Census returns for Ormside, 1841-1891

Bishop’s transcripts for Ormside, 1661-1864

Parish registers for Ormside, 1560-1900

Parish register printouts of Ormside, Westmoreland, England ; christenings, 1762-1864

Westmorland Historical Directories

Maps

OS Grid Reference: NY7037917527 (all-numeric format: 370380 517527)

Vision of Britain historical maps OS maps

Ordnance Survey OS maps

National Library of Scotland OS maps

Administration

  • County: Westmorland
  • Civil Registration District: East Ward
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Carlisle
  • Rural Deanery: Westmorland
  • Poor Law Union: East Ward
  • Hundred: East Ward
  • Province: York