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St Andrew, Aikton
St Andrew's Church
Aikton Church
locality:-   Aikton
civil parish:-   Aikton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   church
coordinates:-   NY28255285
1Km square:-   NY2852
10Km square:-   NY25
references:-   : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5


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BNW41.jpg (taken 30.6.2007)  
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CGE03.jpg (taken 26.5.2017)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 22 11) 
placename:-  St Andrew's Church
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"St. Andrew's Church (rectory) / Grave Yard"

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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D4NY25SE.jpg
"Church"
church 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Nurse 1918
source data:-   Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 2nd edn 1939.
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NUR1NY25.jpg
"AIKTON"
item:-  JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page

 notes about bells

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Church of St Andrew
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST ANDREW / / / AIKTON / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / I / 71881 / NY2825652856"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Church. C12 with C13 additions, C18 and C19 alterations. Squared and coursed red sandstone rubble (many of the stones, some with diamond broaching, are from the Roman Wall); alterations in calciferous sandstone ashlar; steeply pitched graduated sandstone slate roof, chancel roof of Welsh slate. 4-bay nave with west double bellcote, south aisle and porch. 2-bay chancel with north vestry. End walls of nave are C12 with north wall of 1869, C13 aisle; C19 gabled porch, C13 pointed-arch entrance. North wall has Cl9 lancet windows; 2-light windows in aisle are 1869; one blocked original window in west wall. End wall of chancel is partly C12 with wall raised in height and side walls rebuilt, dated over priest's door 1732. C18 2-light east window. C19 gabled vestry has C13 lancet window inside."
"INTERIOR; C15 open timber roof of 4 kingpost trusses with side struts. Norman chancel arch with scallop capitals. 4-bay aisle arcade of pointed arches on octagonal columns, east and west reponds on moulded corbels. Trefoil piscina in aisle and C14 pedestal font, square bowl with trefoil and plain rounded decorations. Medieval graveslab in porch."

 cross slabs

incumbents:-  
Aldwerke, William de 
Aikton, Richard de  1304 -  
Somerset, William de 
Askelby, Richard de  1305 -  
Halghton, Robert de 
Spencer, Thomas le 
Salkeld, William de  1339 -  
Beauchamp, William  1352 -  
Chamberlayne, William  1364 -  
Kirby, Robert de  1371 -  
Halton, Thomas 
Coke, Thomas  1373 -  
Middleton, John de 
Kirkby, John de  1378 -  
Morland, Richard  1465 -  
Cranefield, Christopher 
Lowther, Robert  1509 -  
Robinson, John  1535 -  
Crawhall, Nicholas 
Blythe, John  1542 -  
Lowden, William  1563 -  
Allonby, Robert  1572 -  
Hauxbie, Roland  1583 -  
Lawson, William  1591 -  
Hewitt, Edmund  1592 -  
Blayne, Thomas  1598 -  
Head, Thomas  1642 -  
Halton, James  1646 -  
Sharples, Richard 
Lampit, William  1650 -  
Nichols, Roland 
Threlkeld, Richard  1694 -  
Holme, Richard  1707 -  
Lindsay, William  1739 -  
Lowther, Henry  1753 -  
Lowther, Dr  1780 -  
Satterthwaite, Dr  1814 -  
Fell, Richmond  1828 -  
Goodenough, Samuel  1845 -  
Hodgson, Joseph Sturdy  1858 -  
Hassell, George Edmund  1872 -  
Jefferson, Willliam  1911 -  


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CGE05.jpg  Organ.
(taken 26.5.2017)  
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CGE06.jpg  Organ.
(taken 26.5.2017)  
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CGE07.jpg  Mothers Union banner
(taken 26.5.2017)  
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CGE04.jpg  Roof timbers.
(taken 26.5.2017)  
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CGE08.jpg  Chancel arch.
(taken 26.5.2017)  
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CGE02.jpg  Boot scraper.
(taken 26.5.2017)  
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CGE09.jpg  Restoration date?
"1732 / HARDEN" (taken 26.5.2017)  
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BNW40.jpg (taken 30.6.2007)  

dedication
person:-    : St Andrew
place:-   Aikton / Carlisle Diocese

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