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| St John, Murton | ||
| St John's Church | ||
| Murton cum Hilton Church | ||
| locality:- | Murton | |
| civil parish:- | Murton (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY73082112 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7321 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY72 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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 BSV14.jpg (taken 2.6.2010)  BVB16.jpg (taken 24.7.2011) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 10 13) placename:- St John's Church |
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| 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 John's Church (Per Curacy)" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Nurse 1918 |
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| 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. NUR1NY72.jpg "MURTON-CUM-HILTON" Held in plurality with St Michael, Appleby. item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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 BSV15.jpg Church bell. (taken 2.6.2010) |
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 BVB20.jpg 3 Deceker pulpit. (taken 24.7.2011)  BVB17.jpg Organ (taken 24.7.2011)  BVB18.jpg Organ keyboard. (taken 24.7.2011)  BVB19.jpg Organ maker:- "... / THE / POSITIVE ORGAN / COMPANY LIMITED / ..." (taken 24.7.2011)  CEF53.jpg Oil lamp on the organ. (taken 24.7.2011)  CEF41.jpg Hymn numbers. (taken 24.7.2011)  BVB21.jpg Oil lamps. (taken 24.7.2011) |
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| notes:- |
There is little known of any early church here. The present church was built in 1856,
architect George Robinson, Appleby. There were repairs after a fire in 1947. The turret
was reduced in height in 1954. |
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| Armitage, Marylyn: 2007 (?): Parish Church of St John the Baptist Murton-cum-Hilton |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St John the Baptist |
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| place:- | Murton cum Hilton / Carlisle Diocese | |
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