Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Old Church, Brampton

Old Church, Brampton

Old Church

Brampton Old Church

civil parish:-

Brampton (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

church

coordinates:-

NY51006156

1Km square:-

NY5161

10Km square:-

NY56

BUZ07.jpg (taken 22.7.2011)
photograph

BUZ14.jpg (taken 22.7.2011)
photograph

BMO33.jpg (taken 25.8.2006)

The chancel of the old church, with a porch added, the tower and nave were taken down in 1789.

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 17 8)
placename:- St Martin'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. Martin's Church / Grave Yard

evidence:-

probably old map:- Saxton 1579

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.

Sax9NY56.jpg
Building and tower.
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Brampton Church

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.

D4NY56SW.jpg
"Brampton Church"
church and blocks
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

CBN91.jpg "... 1832 ..." (taken 22.7.2011)

evidence:-

database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:- Church of St Martin

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST MARTIN / / / BRAMPTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 77859 / NY5101461557"

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"Disused church. C12 with later alterations and additions. Red sandstone rubble walls, partly of reused stone from the Roman Wall (on the site of a pre-Hadrianic fort), with ashlar dressings, dressed sandstone to porch, slate roofs with coped gables. Formerly tower, nave and chancel, now only chancel and porch of 1861, with sexton's lean-to shed on north side; other parts demolished between 1787 and 1789, the stone being used to improve the chapel in Brampton. Porch has oak doors and iron gates of 1891, with tooled ashlar surround: gable has cross finial. Chancel has round head Norman lancet in south wall: reused medieval recessed arch below, rebuilt 1788; other lancets and east window are of 1891: cross finial to east gable of 1891 and belfry to west gable of 1788. Church declared redundant 1978 so interior furnishings removed. South wall of chancel has piscina and aumbry, possibly c12 and repositioned: Norman lancet has splays and stepped sill. Flagged floor includes in north east corner late C17 and early C18 grave slabs. Probably re-roofed 1891. See Transactions, Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &Archaeological Society, lxxxii, p.73-89."

cross slab gravestones

incumbents:-

Thomas	1220 -
Caldecotes, Richard de	1334 - about
Engge, John	1346 -
Hayton, John de	1361 -
Kirkby, William de	1372 -
West, Robert	1536 - about
Davies, Christopher	1565 - before
Rudd, John	1565 -
Beck, Robert	1579 -
Hudson, Henry	1600 -
Cowpland, Nicholas	1611 - about
Warwick, William	1620 -
Burnand, Nathaniel	1662 - before
Feilding, Philip	1662 -
Cockburn, John	1692 -
Culceth, Richard	1703 -
Carencieres, Theophilus	1714 -
Thomas, John	1721 -
Plasket, William	1747 -
Wardale, Robert	1750 -
Stoddart, Charles	1773 -

sundial

CBN87.jpg (taken 29.8.2014)
photograph

BMO32.jpg Commemorative board:-
"Given to the Parish Church of Brampton by Thomas Richardson Esquire of the Privy Seal Office LONDON For the Use of the Altar A large embossed Silver Cup with a Cover and Stand of the same weighing 55 Ouncesin the Year of our Lord 1764" (taken 25.8.2006)
photograph

BMO35.jpg Sandstone gravestone:-
"Here lies Interrd under this stone the Body of y Reverend Mr. RICHARD CULCHETH who departed this life on the 11th. of Febry. in y 49 year of his age Anno Dom~ 1714 After he had been Vicar of Brampton 10 Years 10 Months and 10 Days ..." (taken 25.8.2006)
photograph

BUZ09.jpg Gravestone, John Wesley Hetherington, d.1942.
Salt glazed earthenware made by Rene Hetherington.
(taken 22.7.2011)
photograph

BUZ11.jpg Gravestone, coat of arms, Isabell Bowman, d.1767.
(taken 22.7.2011)
photograph

BUZ12.jpg Gravestone, coat of arms, William Burrough
(taken 22.7.2011)
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CBN86.jpg Gravestone; William Atkinson, glover, d.1686.
(taken 29.8.2014)
photograph

CBN92.jpg Gravestone; William Forsyth? violin maker.
(taken 29.8.2014)
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BMO31.jpg Gravestone.
(taken 25.8.2006)
photograph

BUZ08.jpg Probably the base of a wooden preaching cross.
(taken 22.7.2011)
photograph

BUZ10.jpg (taken 22.7.2011)

The chancel of the old church, with a porch added, the tower and nave were taken down in 1789.

notes:-

Built before the 12th century within the site of a roman fort; its living was granted to the prior of Lanercost Priory by Robert de Vallibus in 1166 or 1169.

The church was built using stone from the fort. All that is left of the early church is its chancel. The nave and tower were demolished, the stone used for the church built in Brampton, 1788-89.

: : church leaflet

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