Kirkby Ireleth
| Kirkby Ireleth | |
|---|---|
 View over Kirkby in Furness from Kirkby Moor | |
  Kirkby Ireleth Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 1,201 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD2282 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS |
| Postcode district | LA17 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Kirkby Ireleth is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Grizebeck and Kirkby-in-Furness - which is really a collection of six different hamlets, namely: Soutergate, Wall End, Beck Side, Sand Side, Marshside and Chapels; and other outlying settlements including Bailiff Ground, Gargreave, Friars' Ground, Beanthwaite, Dove Bank, Dove Ford and Woodland.
History
[edit]Kirkby Ireleth was an ancient parish in the Lonsdale Hundred of Lancashire. The parish was subdivided into three townships: Broughton West (also known as a Broughton-in-Furness), Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, and a Kirkby Ireleth township covering the southern and eastern parts of the parish. The latter township was further subdivided into sections called Heathwaite, Kirkby Moor, Low Quarter, Middle Quarter, and Woodland.[2][3]
The parish church, dedicated to St Cuthbert, was in the Low Quarter, at Beck Side.[4] The building dates back to the 12th century.[5]
From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Kirkby Ireleth, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole. In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so the three townships also became separate civil parishes.[6]
The civil parish today retains the name Kirkby Ireleth, but it was historically also known as Kirkby-in-Furness.[7] The latter version of the name was adopted by the General Post Office as the name for the post town covering the area.[8]
Governance
[edit]There are two tiers of local government covering Kirkby Ireleth, at parish and unitary authority level: Kirkby Ireleth Parish Council and Westmorland and Furness Council.[9]
When elected parish and district councils were created under the Local Government Act 1894, Kirkby Ireleth was included in the Ulverston Rural District, which was renamed North Lonsdale Rural District in 1960.[3] North Lonsdale Rural District was abolished in 1974, and Kirkby Ireleth became part of the South Lakeland district in the new county of Cumbria.[10][11] South Lakeland was abolished in 2023 when the new Westmorland and Furness Council was created, also taking over the functions of the abolished Cumbria County Council in the area.[12]
Demography
[edit]At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,201.[1] The population was 1,247 at the 2001 census.[13]
Notable people
[edit]- Denny Dennis - born Ronald Dennis Pountain, (1913-1993), romantic vocalist during the 1930s to the 1950s.[14]
- Margaret Fell (1614–1702), theologian and co-founder of Quakerism
- Henry 'Harry' Gifford (1884 - 1952), professional rugby league footballer who played for Barrow, Lancashire, England and Great Britain.[15][16][17]
- Alfred Basil 'Woody' Woodhall OBE, CzWC, LOM (1897–1968), senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[18]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual community data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ^ "Kirkby Ireleth". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Kirkby Ireleth Ancient Parish / Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Lancashire Sheet XI". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 1850. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Cuthbert (Grade II*) (1086792)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. xv. ISBN 0861931270.
- ^ Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Volume 13. 1895. p. 269. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Postal Directory - England". Edinburgh and Leith Directory. Post Office. 1885–1886. p. 717.
- ^ "Kirkby Ireleth Parish Council". Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 3 March 2023
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 3 March 2023
- ^ "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/331, retrieved 24 January 2024
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ "Furness Stories Behind the Stones - Denny Dennis". Furness Stories Behind the Stones. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ 1891 United Kingdom Census, Administrative County of Lancaster, Civil Parish of Ulverston, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, page 37, schedule number 212.
- ^ 1901 United Kingdom Census, Administrative County of Lancaster, Civil Parish of Ulverston, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, page 26, schedule number 152.
- ^ 1911 United Kingdom Census, Registration District Barrow-in-Furness, schedule number 97.
- ^ "The Airmen's Stories - W/Cdr. A B Woodhall". The Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Cumbria County History Trust: Kirkby Ireleth (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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