List of churches in Copeland
The parishes of Parton, Lowca and Lowside Quarter do not appear to have any active churches.
The following is a list of churches in Copeland.
The borough has an estimated 71 churches for 70,603 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 994 people.
Map of medieval parish churches
For the purposes of this map medieval is taken to be pre-1485. It is of note that Cumbria, unlike most parts of England, saw a sustained programme of church building during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more remote parts of the district were settled.
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Arlecdon
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Beckermet
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Cleator
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Egremont
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Haile
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Irton
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Lamplugh
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Moresby
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Ponsonby
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Calder Bridge
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Corney
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Nether Wasdale
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Whitbeck
Medieval parish churches in Copeland
List
Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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St Michael, Arlecdon | Arlecdon & Frizington (Arlecdon) | Michael | [1] | Medieval | Church of England | Crosslacon Team | Rebuilt 1829. Threatened with closure 2014-2016[2] |
St Paul, Frizington | Arlecdon & Frizington (Frizington) | Paul | [1] | 1868 | Church of England | Crosslacon Team | |
St Joseph, Frizington | Arlecdon & Frizington (Frizington) | Joseph | [3] | 1872 | Roman Catholic | Cleator & Frizington | Current building 1896-1897. Single parish with Cleator 2000 |
St John's Methodist Church, Frizington | Arlecdon & Frizington (Frizington) | John ? | [4] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | ||
St John, Beckermet | Beckermet | John ? | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | Beckermet & Ponsonby | Rebuilt 1878-1879 |
Thornhill Mission Church | Beckermet (Thornhill) | [5] | Church of England | Beckermet & Ponsonby | |||
St Michael & All Angels, Bootle | Bootle | Michael & Angels | [6] | Medieval | Church of England | Black Combe Churches | |
St John the Evangelist, Cleator Moor | Cleator Moor | John the Evangelist | [1] | 1870-1872 | Church of England | Crosslacon Team | Church closed 2017, services continuing in the church hall[7] |
Wath Brow Mission Church | Cleator Moor | [1] | 1890 | Church of England | Crosslacon Team | Originally a Methodist chapel on other site, pulled down & relocated | |
St Mary, Cleator | Cleator Moor | Mary | [3] | 1869-1872 | Roman Catholic | Cleator & Frizington | First Catholic church in town, dedicated to St Bega, opened 1853[8] |
Cleator Moor Methodist Church | Cleator Moor | [4] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | |||
St Leonard, Cleator | Cleator Moor (Cleator) | Leonard of Noblac | [1] | 12th century | Church of England | Crosslacon Team | |
Holy Spirit, Distington | Distington | Holy Spirit | [9] | 1884-1886 | Church of England | Distington | |
St Peter, Drigg | Drigg and Carleton | Peter | [10] | 1850 | Church of England | Seascale and Drigg | |
SS Mary & Michael, Egremont | Egremont | Mary & Michael | [11] | 1220 | Church of England | Egremont & Haile Team | Rebuilt 1880 |
St Mary, Egremont | Egremont | Mary | [12] | Roman Catholic | Egremont & Seascale | Own parish 1878[13] | |
Egremont Methodist Church | Egremont | [14] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | Current building 1876 | ||
St John the Evangelist, Bigrigg | Egremont (Bigrigg) | John the Evangelist | [11] | 1880 | Church of England | Egremont & Haile Team | |
Emmanuel Church, Moor Row | Egremont (Moor Row) | Jesus | [15] | Unknown | |||
St Mary, Ennerdale | Ennerdale & Kinniside (E'dale Bridge) | Mary | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | Lamplugh with Ennerdale | Rebuilt 1858 as church (previously chapel) |
St Catherine, Eskdale | Eskdale | Catherine of Alexandria | [17] | Medieval | Church of England | Eskdale Benefice | Rebuilt 1881 |
St Bega, Eskdale | Eskdale (Eskdale Green) | Bega | [18] | 1997 | Church of England | Eskdale Benefice | Built as a school and adopted as a church |
St Mary, Gosforth | Gosforth | Mary | [19] | 8th century | Church of England | Gosforth | |
Gosforth Methodist Church | Gosforth | [4] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | |||
Haile Parish Church | Haile | None | [11] | Medieval | Church of England | Egremont & Haile Team | |
St Paul, Irton | Irton with Santon | Paul | [17] | Medieval | Church of England | Eskdale Benefice | Rebuilt 1856 |
St Michael, Lamplugh | Lamplugh | Michael | [16] | Medieval | Church of England | Lamplugh with Ennerdale | Rebuilt 1870 |
Kirkland Mission Church | Lamplugh (Kirkland) | [16] | 1886 | Church of England | Lamplugh with Ennerdale | Occasional Methodist services since closure of Kirkland Meth Ch 1995[20] | |
Holy Trinity, Millom | Millom | Trinity | [21] | 12th century | Church of England | Millom Benefice | |
St George, Millom | Millom | George | [21] | 1874-1877 | Church of England | Millom Benefice | |
Our Lady & St James, Millom | Millom | Mary & James | [22] | 1868 | Roman Catholic | Millom & Coniston | Rebuilt 1888 |
Millom Baptist Church | Millom | [23] | 1867 | Baptist Union | Rebuilt 1884 | ||
Millom Methodist Church | Millom | [24] | Methodist Church | SW Lakes Meth/URC Area | |||
Millom Community Church | Millom | [25] | Assemblies of God | ||||
St Luke, Haverigg | Millom (Haverigg) | Luke | [21] | 1890 | Church of England | Millom Benefice | |
St Anne, Thwaites | Millom Without (Thwaites) | Anne | [26] | Medieval | Church of England | Millom Benefice | Rebuilt as parish church 1854 |
St Bridget, Moresby | Moresby | Brigid of Kildare | [27] | Medieval | Church of England | Moresby | Rebuilt 1823 |
St Mark's Village Church, Moresby Parks | Moresby (Moresby Parks) | Mark | [4] | CoE / Methodist | |||
St Michael & All Angels, Muncaster | Muncaster | Michael & Angels | [17] | 12th century | Church of England | Eskdale Benefice | |
Ponsonby Parish Church | Ponsonby | Dedication lost | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | Beckermet & Ponsonby | |
St Bridget's, Calder Bridge | Ponsonby (Calder Bridge) | Brigid of Kildare | [5] | 1842 | Church of England | Beckermet & Ponsonby | |
Old St Bridget's, Calder Bridge | Ponsonby (Calder Bridge) | Brigid of Kildare | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | Beckermet & Ponsonby | |
St Cuthbert, Seascale | Seascale | Cuthbert | [28] | 1881 | Church of England | Seascale and Drigg | Current building 1890 |
St Joseph, Seascale | Seascale | Joseph | [29] | 1960 | Roman Catholic | Egremont & Seascale | Private premises used from 1953 |
Seascale Methodist Church | Seascale | [4] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | |||
Priory Church of SS Mary & Bega, St Bees | St Bees | Mary & Bega | [30] | 12th century | Church of England | St Bees | |
St Bees Methodist Church | St Bees | [4] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | |||
St John the Baptist, Ulpha | Ulpha | John the Baptist | [31] | 16th century | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Benefice also includes several churches in South Lakeland |
St John, Waberthwaite | Waberthwaite | John ? | [17] | 12th century | Church of England | Eskdale Benefice | |
St John the Baptist, Corney | Waberthwaite (Corney) | John the Baptist | [6] | Medieval | Church of England | Black Combe Churches | |
St Michael & All Angels, Nether Wasdale | Wasdale (Nether Wasdale) | Michael & Angels | [19] | 15th century | Church of England | Gosforth | |
St Olaf, Wasdale Head | Wasdale (Wasdale Head) | Olaf II of Norway | [19] | Medieval | Church of England | Gosforth | Only dedicated to St Olaf in 1977 |
Keekle Mission Room | Weddicar (Keekle) | [32] | Church of England | Hensingham | |||
St Mary, Whicham | Whicham | Mary | [6] | 12th century | Church of England | Black Combe Churches | |
St Mary, Whitbeck | Whicham (Whitbeck) | Mary | [6] | 13th century | Church of England | Black Combe Churches | |
St Nicholas Tower Chapel, Whitehaven | Whitehaven | Nicholas | [33] | 1693 | Church of England | Whitehaven Parish | Most of church burnt down 1971; tower still used for services |
St James, Whitehaven | Whitehaven | James | [33] | 1753 | Church of England | Whitehaven Parish | |
St Begh's Priory, Whitehaven | Whitehaven | Bega | [34] | 1761 | Roman Catholic | Whitehaven (Catholic) | Current church 1864-1868 |
Whitehaven URC | Whitehaven | [35] | 1695 | United Reformed | |||
Whitehaven Salvation Army | Whitehaven | [36] | Salvation Army | ||||
New Life Church, Whitehaven | Whitehaven | [37] | 1920 | FIEC | Affinity. Assemblies of God church until 2016[38] | ||
Grace Church Whitehaven | Whitehaven | [39] | 2014 | Newfrontiers | |||
Sandhills Lane Church, Whitehaven | Whitehaven | [40] | Brethren | ||||
St John, Hensingham | Whitehaven (Hensingham) | John ? | [41] | 1911-1913 | Church of England | Hensingham | Replaced earlier chapel nearby of 1790 |
Hensingham Methodist Church | Whitehaven (Hensingham) | [4] | Methodist Church | Whitehaven MC | |||
St Peter, Kells | Whitehaven (Kells) | Peter | [42] | 1938 | Church of England | Kells | |
St Mary, Kells | Whitehaven (Kells) | Mary | [43] | 1927 | Roman Catholic | Kells & Mirehouse | Own parish 1943.[13] Rebuilt 1961 |
St Andrew, Mirehouse | Whitehaven (Mirehouse) | Andrew | [44] | 1955 | Church of England | Mirehouse | |
St Benedict, Mirehouse | Whitehaven (Mirehouse) | Benedict of Nursia | [45] | c. 1961 | Roman Catholic | Kells & Mirehouse | Own parish 1961[13] |
Woodbank Community Church | Whitehaven (Woodhouse) | [46] | Elim |
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