Whicham

Whicham is a hamlet and civil parish in Copeland, Cumbria, England.[1] At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 382.[2] The parish includes the villages of Silecroft and Kirksanton and the hamlets of Whicham and Whitbeck.[3] Whicham was recorded in the Domesday Book as Witingham.[4]

Whicham

St Mary's Church, Whicham, from the south
Whicham
Location in Copeland Borough
Whicham
Location within Cumbria
Population382 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Whicham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

The parish has an area of 3,807.2 hectares (9,408 acres). It lies north of Millom on the west coast of Cumbria. The A595 road crosses it from north east to south west, near the south east border, coming from Broughton in Furness to a junction with the A5093 road, and then from south to north near the coast, towards Ravenglass and Whitehaven. The parish includes the hill Black Combe with a height of 600 metres (2,000 ft), one of Alfred Wainwright's "Outlying Fells".[2] The Cumbrian Coast line railway follows the coast of the parish, with a station at Silecroft. The parish absorbed Whitbeck parish on 1 April 1934.[5]

There is a parish council, the lowest level of local government.[6][7]

Listed buildings
Main article: Listed buildings in Whicham

There are ten listed buildings in the parish: all at grade II, and including two churches (St Mary's Church, Whicham and St Mary's Church, Whitbeck), a limekiln and a former brewery.

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Whicham Parish (1170219637)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. "Parish of Whicham Community Plan" (PDF). 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Cumberland". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. "Relationships and changes Whicham AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. "Whicham Parish Council". Copeland Borough Council. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. "About Whicham". Whicham Parish Council. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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