Distington, Cumberland Genealogy

England Cumberland Cumberland Parishes

Parish History
"DISTINGTON, a parish, in the union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 4¼ miles (N. E. by N.) from Whitehaven; containing 1108 inhabitants. It stretches almost to the Irish Sea, and contains coal-pits, and quarries of excellent limestone, much of which is burnt into lime; millstones and grindstones are also obtained, and there are manufactories for linen-thread, hats, and edge-tools. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £7. 1. 0½.; net income, £301; patron, the Earl of Lonsdale. The tithes were commuted for an allotment of land in 1767."

From: Lewis, Samuel A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 58-60. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50921 Date accessed: 03 September 2011.

Civil Registration
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Probate records
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