Skiddaw, Cumberland Genealogy

England Cumberland  Cumberland Parishes

Parish History
"SKIDDAW, or also called Underskiddaw, a mountain and a small chapelry in the parish of Kewsick, in the centre of Cumberland; on the E side of Bassenthwaite-water. It culminates 3½ miles N of Keswick, at an altitude of 3,022 feet above sea-level; spreads into an oblong mountain-mass 8 miles by 7; includes Saddleback, Linthwaite fell, and the Caldbeck fells, with altitudes of 2,856 and 2,101 feet; bears, in its central part, the name of Skiddaw-Forest; consists partly of granite, but chiefly of clay slate; commands very extensive and most gorgeous panoramic views; and has been celebrated by many poets, including Drayton, Lamb, Keats, and Wordsworth." A small chapel was built here in the year 1829.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cumberland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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 * England Jurisdictions 1851 *Vision of Britain