List of churches in the City of Carlisle facts for kids
The following is a list of churches in the City of Carlisle.
Map of medieval parish churches
For the purposes of this map medieval is taken to be pre-1485. It is of note that Cumbria, unlike most parts of England, saw a sustained programme of church building during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more remote parts of the district were settled.
List
Active churches
The district has an estimated 98 churches for 108,400 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,106 people.
The following civil parishes have no active churches: Askerton, Carlatton, Kingmoor, Midgeholme, Solport and Upper Denton.
| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael, Burgh by Sands | Burgh by Sands | Michael | Medieval | Church of England | East Solway Churches | Benefice also includes two churches in Allerdale | |
| Thurstonfield Methodist Church | Burgh by Sands (Thurstonfield) | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| St Mary, Beaumont | Beaumont | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | East Solway Churches | ||
| Monkhill Methodist Church | Beaumont (Monkhill) | 1840s | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | Building 1858, rebuilt 1904 | ||
| St Giles, Great Orton | Orton | Giles | Medieval | Church of England | East Solway Churches | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Rockcliffe | Rockcliffe | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Rockcliffe & Blackford | Rebuilt 1848 | |
| St John the Baptist, Blackford | Westlinton (Blackford) | John the Baptist | 1870 | Church of England | Rockcliffe & Blackford | ||
| St Michael, Dalston | Dalston | Michael | Medieval | Church of England | Dalston etc | Rebuilt 1890 | |
| Dalston Methodist Church | Dalston | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| St John, Cumdivock | Dalston (Cumdivock) | John ? | 1870s | Church of England | Dalston etc | ||
| All Saints, Raughton Head | Dalston (Raughton Head) | All Saints | pre-C17th | Church of England | Dalston etc | Current building and church (prev. chapel) 1678 | |
| St Mary, Wreay | St Cuthbert Without (Wreay) | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Dalston etc | Rebuilt 1840-1842 | |
| St John the Evangelist, Houghton | Stanwix Rural (Houghton) | John the Evangelist | 1839 | Church of England | Houghton with Kingsmoor | ||
| St Peter, Kingmoor | Carlisle (Kingmoor) | Peter | 1930 | Church of England | Houghton with Kingsmoor | ||
| St Mark, Belah | Carlisle (Belah) | Mark | 1951 | Church of England | Stanwix | ||
| St Michael, Stanwix | Carlisle (Stanwix) | Michael | 1841 | Church of England | Stanwix | Grade II listed | |
| Holy Trinity, Carlisle | Carlisle | Trinity | 1828 | Church of England | Holy Trinity & St Barnabas | Current building 1982 | |
| St Barnabas, Carlisle | Carlisle | Barnabas | 1899 | Church of England | Holy Trinity & St Barnabas | Firstly a mission hall, current building 1935 | |
| St Luke, Morton | Carlisle | Luke | 1958 | Church of England | |||
| St James, Carlisle | Carlisle (Denton Holme) | James | 1865-1867 | Church of England | Denton Holme | ||
| Carlisle Cathedral | Carlisle | Holy & Undivided Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | |||
| St Cuthbert, Carlisle | Carlisle | Cuthbert | Ancient | Church of England | Rebuilt 1778 | ||
| St John the Evangelist, Carlisle | Carlisle | John the Evangelist | 1864-1867 | Church of England | SS John & Andrew | ||
| St Andrew, Botcherby | Carlisle (Botcherby) | Andrew | late C19th | Church of England | SS John & Andrew | ||
| St Aidan, Carlisle | Carlisle | Aidan of Lindisfarne | 1899-1902 | Church of England | Grade II listed | ||
| The Way, Carlisle | Carlisle | Church of England | |||||
| St Herbert, Carlisle | Carlisle | Herbert of Derwentwater | 1932 | Church of England | |||
| St John the Baptist, Upperby | Carlisle (Upperby) | John the Baptist | 1840 | Church of England | |||
| St Elisabeth, Harraby | Carlisle | Elizabeth | 1967 | Church of England | |||
| Our Lady & St Joseph, Carlisle | Carlisle | Mary & Joseph | 1800s | Roman Catholic | Our Lady of Eden | First building 1820s, current building 1891-1893 | |
| Christ the King, Carlisle | Carlisle | Jesus | 1954-1955 | Roman Catholic | Sacred Heart Parish | ||
| St Margaret Mary, Carlisle | Carlisle | Margaret Mary Alacoque | Roman Catholic | Sacred Heart Parish | |||
| St Augustine, Carlisle | Carlisle | Augustine ? | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Bede, Carlisle | Carlisle | Bede | 1866 | Roman Catholic | Cumbrian Martyrs Parish | Rebuilt on new site 1959 | |
| St Edmund, Carlisle | Carlisle | Edmund Campion | 1972-1973 | Roman Catholic | Cumbrian Martyrs Parish | Parish formed by merger 2017 | |
| Carlisle Baptist Church | Carlisle | pre-1809 | FIEC | ||||
| Newtown Methodist Church | Carlisle | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| Wigton Road Methodist Church | Carlisle | 1928-1929 | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |||
| Methodists @ Tithe Barn | Carlisle | 1922 | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | Formed 2006 by remnants of Carlisle Central Methodist | ||
| Upperby Methodist Church | Carlisle (Upperby) | 1901 | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |||
| St George's United Reformed Church | Carlisle | George | 1862-1863 | URC | Sold old building 2014, meets in smaller building | ||
| The Border Kirk | Carlisle | 1832 | Church of Scotland | 2004 union of congregations in Carlisle and Longtown | |||
| Lowther Street Congregational Church | Carlisle | 1658 (?) | Cong Federation | Met in Annetwell St 1781-1843. Current building 1843 | |||
| Carlisle Salvation Army | Carlisle | Salvation Army | |||||
| Carlisle Quaker Meeting | Carlisle | 1693 | Quakers | Cumberland Area 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 | From 1979 met in old St Paul's Anglican church | |||
| Elim Free Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | 1939 | Elim Bible Pattern | Formed out of a split in the Elim movement | |||
| King's Church Carlisle | Carlisle | Jesus | 2004 | Newfrontiers | |||
| Carlisle Vineyard Church | Carlisle | 2013 | Vineyard | Planted from Causeway Coast Vineyard, Coleraine | |||
| Morton Park Hall | Carlisle | 1954 | Gospel Hall | ||||
| Hebron Evangelical Church | Carlisle | Hebron | 1895 | Gospel Hall | EA | ||
| Carlisle City Church | Carlisle | Independent | Meets in Lowther Street Congregational | ||||
| Carlisle Christian Fellowship | Carlisle | 1978 | Independent | EA | |||
| 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 | James | 1927 | Church of England | Denton Holme | ||
| All Saints, Scotby | Wetheral (Scotby) | All Saints | 1854 | Church of England | Scotby, Cotehill, Cumwhinton | ||
| St John the Evangelist, Cotehill | Wetheral (Cotehill) | John the Evangelist | 1868 | Church of England | Scotby, Cotehill, Cumwhinton | ||
| Cotehill Methodist Church | Wetheral (Cotehill) | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| Holy Trinity & St Constantine, Wetheral | Wetheral | Trinity & Constantine (?) | Medieval | Church of England | Eden Churches | ||
| Wetheral Methodist Church | Wetheral | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| St Paul, Holme Eden | Wetheral (Warwick Bridge) | Paul | 1845 | Church of England | Eden Churches | ||
| Our Lady & St Wilfrid, Warwick Bridge | Wetheral (Warwick Bridge) | Mary & Wilfrid | 1841 | Roman Catholic | Our Lady of Eden | Parish formed by merger 2011 with Our Lady Carlisle | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Cumwhitton | Cumwhitton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Cumrew | Cumrew | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1890 | |
| St Peter, Castle Carrock | Castle Carrock | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1828 | |
| Talkin Chapel | Hayton (Talkin) | Unknown | 1842 | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | ||
| St Mary Magdalene, Hayton | Hayton | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1780 | |
| Corby Hill Methodist Church | Hayton (Corby Hill) | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| St Thomas a Becket, Farlam | Farlam | Thomas Becket | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1860 | |
| St John the Evangelist, Crosby-on-Eden | Stanwix Rural (Crosby-on-E) | John the Evangelist | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1854 | |
| All Saints, Scaleby | Scaleby | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | ||
| St Kentigern, Irthington | Irthington | Mungo | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | ||
| St Martin, Brampton | Brampton | Martin of Tours | 1789 | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1878. Replaced old church (see below) | |
| Brampton Methodist Church | Brampton | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| Brampton United Reformed Church | Brampton | URC | |||||
| Bethesda Evangelical Church, Brampton | Brampton | Pool of Bethesda | Gospel Hall | ||||
| St Michael & All Angels, Arthuret | Arthuret | Michael & Angels | 1609 | Church of England | Esk Parishes | ||
| Longtown Methodist Church | Arthuret (Longtown) | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | ||||
| St Andrew, Kirkandrews-on-Esk | Kirkandrews | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Esk Parishes | Rebuilt C17th, 1775 | |
| St Nicholas, Nicholforest | Nicholforest | Nicholas | 1866 | Church of England | Esk Parishes | ||
| St Cuthbert, Kirklinton | Kirklinton Middle | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | Current building 1845-1846 | |
| St Mary, Hethersgill | Hethersgill | Mary | 1876 | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | ||
| St Mary, Stapleton | Stapleton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | Rebuilt 1830 | |
| St Cuthbert, Bewcastle | Bewcastle | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | ||
| Bewcastle United Reformed Church | Bewcastle | URC | |||||
| St Mary, Walton | Walton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | Rebuilt 1811, 1869-1870 | |
| St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost | Burtholme (Lanercost) | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | Previously the church of Lanercost Priory | |
| St Cuthbert, Nether Denton | Nether Denton (Low Row) | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | Rebuilt 1868 | |
| Lees Hill Mission Hall | Kingwater | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | ||||
| St Mary Magdalene, Gilsland | Waterhead (Gilsland) | Mary Magdalene | 1851-1854 | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | ||
| Gilsland Methodist Church | Waterhead (Gilsland) | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit |
Defunct churches
| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary, Carlisle | Carlisle | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Stood in cathedral grounds, now demolished | ||
| Christ Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | Jesus | 1830 | 1938 | Church of England | Demolished 1953 | |
| St Stephen, Carlisle | Carlisle | Stephen | 1865 | 1964 | Church of England | ||
| St Paul, Carlisle | Carlisle | Paul | 1979 | Church of England | Building now home to Elim church (see above) | ||
| St Alban's Chapel | Carlisle | Alban | Medieval | Church of England | Long demolished | ||
| Union Street Wesleyan Methodist Church | Carlisle | Methodist | |||||
| South John Street Wesleyan Methodist Church | Carlisle | Methodist | |||||
| Fisher Street Presbyterian Church | Carlisle | 1730s | 1986 | Presbyterian | Rebuilt 1894 | ||
| Etterby Presbyterian Mission Hall | Carlisle | 1881 | 1947 | Presbyterian | Demolished late 1960s | ||
| Denton Street Chapel | Carlisle | 1872 | 1910s | Church of Christ | Later used by Unitarians, demolished 1966 | ||
| Cecil Street Primitive Methodist Chapel | Carlisle | mid-C19th | 1965 | Methodist | |||
| Milbourne Street Mission | Carlisle | ||||||
| St James Mission, Blencowe Street | Carlisle | ||||||
| Willowholme Mission | Carlisle | ||||||
| Beacon Hall, Beaconsfield Street | Carlisle | Presbyterian | |||||
| Cumbria University Chapel | Carlisle | 1894 | Workhouse chapel | ||||
| Harraby Methodist Church | Carlisle | Methodist | Demolished 2010 | ||||
| Harraby Family Church | Carlisle | May still be active | |||||
| Lord Street Reading Room | Carlisle | 1851 | 1950 | ||||
| Railway Mission Hall | Carlisle | 1920 | Used by Grace Evangelical for a time | ||||
| Unitarian Church | Carlisle | 1889 | 1913-1914 | ||||
| Tindale Mission Church | Farlam (Tindale) | Church of England | |||||
| St Kentigern, Askerton | Askerton (Kirkcambeck) | Mungo | Medieval | Church of England | Rebuilt 1885. Presumably defunct | ||
| Brampton Old Church | Brampton | Medieval | 1978 | Church of England | Stood 1.5 miles NW of the current town | ||
| St Leonard, Warwick | Wetheral (Warwick-on-Eden) | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Closed for worship April 2017 | ||
| Over Denton Parish Church | Upper Denton | Medieval | Church of England | ||||
| St John's Hall, Cumwhinton | Wetheral (Cumwhinton) | John ? | Church of England | Closed |
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