Old Cumbria Gazetteer - St Andrew, Aikton

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

BNW41.jpg (taken 30.6.2007)
photograph

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.

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.

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 -