List of churches in the City of Carlisle facts for kids
This page lists the many churches found in the City of Carlisle area. Churches are important buildings where people gather for worship and community activities. They often have a long history and beautiful architecture.
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Map of Old Churches in Carlisle
This map shows churches that were built a long time ago, before the year 1485. This period is called the medieval era. It's interesting to know that in Cumbria, unlike many other parts of England, a lot of churches were built during the 1500s and 1600s. This happened as more people settled in the remote areas of the district.
Discover the Churches of Carlisle
The Carlisle area has about 98 churches for its 108,400 residents. This means there is roughly one church for every 1,106 people.
Active Churches You Can Visit
Here is a list of churches that are currently active in the City of Carlisle.
| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Founded | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael, Burgh by Sands | Burgh by Sands | Medieval | Church of England | |
| Thurstonfield Methodist Church | Burgh by Sands (Thurstonfield) | Methodist | ||
| St Mary, Beaumont | Beaumont | Medieval | Church of England | |
| Monkhill Methodist Church | Beaumont (Monkhill) | 1840s | Methodist | Building rebuilt in 1904. |
| St Giles, Great Orton | Orton | Medieval | Church of England | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Rockcliffe | Rockcliffe | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1848. |
| St John the Baptist, Blackford | Westlinton (Blackford) | 1870 | Church of England | |
| St Michael, Dalston | Dalston | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1890. |
| Dalston Methodist Church | Dalston | Methodist | ||
| St John, Cumdivock | Dalston (Cumdivock) | 1870s | Church of England | |
| All Saints, Raughton Head | Dalston (Raughton Head) | Before 1600s | Church of England | Current building from 1678. |
| St Mary, Wreay | St Cuthbert Without (Wreay) | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt between 1840 and 1842. |
| St John the Evangelist, Houghton | Stanwix Rural (Houghton) | 1839 | Church of England | |
| St Peter, Kingmoor | Carlisle (Kingmoor) | 1930 | Church of England | |
| St Mark, Belah | Carlisle (Belah) | 1951 | Church of England | |
| St Michael, Stanwix | Carlisle (Stanwix) | 1841 | Church of England | |
| Holy Trinity, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1828 | Church of England | Current building from 1982. |
| St Barnabas, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1899 | Church of England | Started as a mission hall, current building from 1935. |
| St Luke, Morton | Carlisle | 1958 | Church of England | |
| St James, Carlisle | Carlisle (Denton Holme) | 1865-1867 | Church of England | |
| Carlisle Cathedral | Carlisle | Medieval | Church of England | |
| St Cuthbert, Carlisle | Carlisle | Ancient | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1778. |
| St John the Evangelist, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1864-1867 | Church of England | |
| St Andrew, Botcherby | Carlisle (Botcherby) | Late 1800s | Church of England | |
| St Aidan, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1899-1902 | Church of England | |
| The Way, Carlisle | Carlisle | Church of England | ||
| St Herbert, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1932 | Church of England | |
| St John the Baptist, Upperby | Carlisle (Upperby) | 1840 | Church of England | |
| St Elisabeth, Harraby | Carlisle | 1967 | Church of England | |
| Our Lady & St Joseph, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1800s | Roman Catholic | Current building from 1891-1893. |
| Christ the King, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1954-1955 | Roman Catholic | |
| St Margaret Mary, Carlisle | Carlisle | Roman Catholic | ||
| St Augustine, Carlisle | Carlisle | Roman Catholic | ||
| St Bede, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1866 | Roman Catholic | Rebuilt on a new site in 1959. |
| St Edmund, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1972-1973 | Roman Catholic | |
| Carlisle Baptist Church | Carlisle | Before 1809 | FIEC | |
| Newtown Methodist Church | Carlisle | Methodist | ||
| Wigton Road Methodist Church | Carlisle | 1928-1929 | Methodist | |
| Methodists @ Tithe Barn | Carlisle | 1922 | Methodist | Formed in 2006. |
| Upperby Methodist Church | Carlisle (Upperby) | 1901 | Methodist | |
| St George's United Reformed Church | Carlisle | 1862-1863 | URC | Meets in a smaller building since 2014. |
| The Border Kirk | Carlisle | 1832 | Church of Scotland | Joined congregations from Carlisle and Longtown in 2004. |
| Lowther Street Congregational Church | Carlisle | 1658 (?) | Cong Federation | Current building from 1843. |
| Carlisle Salvation Army | Carlisle | Salvation Army | ||
| Carlisle Quaker Meeting | Carlisle | 1693 | Quakers | |
| Carlisle Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Carlisle | 1944 | 7th-Day Adventist | |
| Carlisle Church of the Nazarene | Carlisle | Nazarene | ||
| Elim Community Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1927 | Elim | Has met in the old St Paul's Anglican church since 1979. |
| Elim Free Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1939 | Elim Bible Pattern | Formed from a split in the Elim movement. |
| Revive City Church | Carlisle | 2004 | Newfrontiers | Formerly King's Church Carlisle. |
| Carlisle Vineyard Church | Carlisle | 2013 | Vineyard | |
| Morton Park Hall | Carlisle | 1954 | Gospel Hall | |
| Hebron Evangelical Church | Carlisle | 1895 | Gospel Hall | |
| Carlisle City Church | Carlisle | Independent | Meets in Lowther Street Congregational. | |
| Carlisle Christian Fellowship | Carlisle | 1978 | Independent | |
| Eden Community Church | Carlisle | Independent | ||
| Church-in-Reach | Carlisle | 1939 | Independent | Previously Raffles Community Church. |
| Victory Church Carlisle | Carlisle | Independent | ||
| Grace Evangelical Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | Independent | ||
| Lighthouse Baptist Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | Independent | ||
| St James, Cummersdale | Cummersdale | 1927 | Church of England | |
| All Saints, Scotby | Wetheral (Scotby) | 1854 | Church of England | |
| St John the Evangelist, Cotehill | Wetheral (Cotehill) | 1868 | Church of England | |
| Cotehill Methodist Church | Wetheral (Cotehill) | Methodist | ||
| Holy Trinity & St Constantine, Wetheral | Wetheral | Medieval | Church of England | |
| Wetheral Methodist Church | Wetheral | Methodist | ||
| St Paul, Holme Eden | Wetheral (Warwick Bridge) | 1845 | Church of England | |
| Our Lady & St Wilfrid, Warwick Bridge | Wetheral (Warwick Bridge) | 1841 | Roman Catholic | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Cumwhitton | Cumwhitton | Medieval | Church of England | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Cumrew | Cumrew | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1890. |
| St Peter, Castle Carrock | Castle Carrock | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1828. |
| Talkin Chapel | Hayton (Talkin) | 1842 | Church of England | |
| St Mary Magdalene, Hayton | Hayton | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1780. |
| Corby Hill Methodist Church | Hayton (Corby Hill) | Methodist | ||
| St Thomas a Becket, Farlam | Farlam | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1860. |
| St John the Evangelist, Crosby-on-Eden | Stanwix Rural (Crosby-on-E) | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1854. |
| All Saints, Scaleby | Scaleby | Medieval | Church of England | |
| St Kentigern, Irthington | Irthington | Medieval | Church of England | |
| St Martin, Brampton | Brampton | 1789 | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1878. |
| Brampton Methodist Church | Brampton | Methodist | ||
| Brampton United Reformed Church | Brampton | URC | ||
| Bethesda Evangelical Church, Brampton | Brampton | Gospel Hall | ||
| St Michael & All Angels, Arthuret | Arthuret | 1609 | Church of England | |
| Longtown Methodist Church | Arthuret (Longtown) | Methodist | ||
| St Andrew, Kirkandrews-on-Esk | Kirkandrews | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in the 1600s and 1775. |
| St Nicholas, Nicholforest | Nicholforest | 1866 | Church of England | |
| St Cuthbert, Kirklinton | Kirklinton Middle | Medieval | Church of England | Current building from 1845-1846. |
| St Mary, Hethersgill | Hethersgill | 1876 | Church of England | |
| St Mary, Stapleton | Stapleton | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1830. |
| St Cuthbert, Bewcastle | Bewcastle | Medieval | Church of England | |
| Bewcastle United Reformed Church | Bewcastle | URC | ||
| St Mary, Walton | Walton | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1811 and 1869-1870. |
| St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost | Burtholme (Lanercost) | Medieval | Church of England | Used to be the church of Lanercost Priory. |
| St Cuthbert, Nether Denton | Nether Denton (Low Row) | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1868. |
| Lees Hill Mission Hall | Kingwater | Church of England | ||
| St Mary Magdalene, Gilsland | Waterhead (Gilsland) | 1851-1854 | Church of England | |
| Gilsland Methodist Church | Waterhead (Gilsland) | Methodist |
Churches That Are No Longer Used
This section lists churches that are no longer active places of worship.
| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Founded | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary, Carlisle | Carlisle | Medieval | Church of England | Stood in the cathedral grounds, now taken down. |
| Christ Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1830 | Church of England | Taken down in 1953. |
| St Stephen, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1865 | Church of England | |
| St Paul, Carlisle | Carlisle | Church of England | The building is now home to the Elim church. | |
| St Alban's Chapel | Carlisle | Medieval | Church of England | Taken down a long time ago. |
| Fisher Street Presbyterian Church | Carlisle | 1730s | Presbyterian | Rebuilt in 1894. |
| Etterby Presbyterian Mission Hall | Carlisle | 1881 | Presbyterian | Taken down in the late 1960s. |
| Denton Street Chapel | Carlisle | 1872 | Church of Christ | Later used by Unitarians, taken down in 1966. |
| Cecil Street Primitive Methodist Chapel | Carlisle | Mid-1800s | Methodist | |
| Cumbria University Chapel | Carlisle | 1894 | Used to be a workhouse chapel. | |
| Harraby Methodist Church | Carlisle | Methodist | Taken down in 2010. | |
| Railway Mission Hall | Carlisle | 1920 | ||
| Unitarian Church | Carlisle | 1889 | ||
| Tindale Mission Church | Farlam (Tindale) | Church of England | ||
| St Kentigern, Askerton | Askerton (Kirkcambeck) | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt in 1885. |
| Brampton Old Church | Brampton | Medieval | Church of England | Stood about 1.5 miles northwest of the current town. |
| St Leonard, Warwick | Wetheral (Warwick-on-Eden) | Medieval | Church of England | Closed for worship in April 2017. |
| Over Denton Parish Church | Upper Denton | Medieval | Church of England | |
| St John's Hall, Cumwhinton | Wetheral (Cumwhinton) | Church of England | Closed. |
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