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St Matthew, Westnewton
St Matthew's Church
Westnewton Church
locality:-   Westnewton
civil parish:-   Westnewton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   church
coordinates:-   NY13564417
1Km square:-   NY1344
10Km square:-   NY14
references:-   : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

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BPI19.jpg (taken 14.6.2008)  
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BPI21.jpg (taken 14.6.2008)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 35 4) 
placename:-  St Matthew'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. Matthew's Church (Per Curacy) / Grave Yard"
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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NUR1NY14.jpg
"WEST NEWTON"
item:-  JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page
 stained glass

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BPI20.jpg (taken 14.6.2008)  
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BPI22.jpg  Organ by Norman and Beard, 1909.
(taken 14.6.2008)  
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CDH99.jpg  Mothers Union banner.
(taken 12.6.2015)  
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BPI23.jpg  Poor box.
(taken 14.6.2008)  
notes:-  
 John Todd, born here, built the church about 1856 when he returned from being a merchant in Manchester.
dedication
person:-    : St Matthew
place:-   Westnewton / Carlisle Diocese
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