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| St John, Skelsmergh | ||
| St John's Church | ||
| Skelsmergh Church | ||
| locality:- | Skelsmergh | |
| civil parish:- | Skelsmergh (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | SD52949543 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5295 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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 BJR15.jpg (taken 3.8.2005)  BJR16.jpg (taken 3.8.2005) |
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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. NUR1SD59.jpg "SKELSMERGH" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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 BRR23.jpg Bell, mounted on a wheel. (taken 1.10.2009) |
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 BVS56.jpg Banner. (taken 25.11.2011)  BLL19.jpg (taken 9.12.2005)  CDS62.jpg Poor box. (taken 27.8.2015) |
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 BRR24.jpg Organ, by Wilkinson, Kendal. (taken 1.10.2009)  BVS57.jpg Organ stops, by Wilkinson, Kendal. (taken 25.11.2011)  BVS58.jpg Organ stops, by Wilkinson, Kendal. (taken 25.11.2011) |
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 CDP21.jpg Organ, by Wilkinson, Kendal. (taken 2015) courtesy of Elizabeth Bingham  CDP22.jpg Organ, by Wilkinson, Kendal. (taken 2015) courtesy of Elizabeth Bingham |
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| hearsay:- |
The church was built in 1871, when Skelsmergh became a parish. |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St John |
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| place:- | Skelsmergh / Carlisle Diocese | |
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