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The name Farlam is thought to originate from the old english of fearn and ham, the latter meaning village or village community translating to a 'Ferny-clearing homestead/village' or perhaps, 'hemmed-in land by a ferny clearing'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Key to English Place-names|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Cumberland/Farlam|publisher=Nottingham University|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>
The name Farlam is thought to originate from the old english of fearn and ham, the latter meaning village or village community translating to a 'Ferny-clearing homestead/village' or perhaps, 'hemmed-in land by a ferny clearing'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Key to English Place-names|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Cumberland/Farlam|publisher=Nottingham University|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>


Farlam was originally divided into two townships, East Farlam and West Farlam with a combined population in 1811 of 672 inhabitants and 115 houses.
Farlam was originally divided into two townships, East Farlam and West Farlam with a combined population in 1811 of 672 inhabitants and 115 houses. Hallbankgate and Kirkhouse where two hamlets located within the township of East Farlam, the former four miles south east. of Brampton, and the latter, where the church stands, is half-a-mile east of the village. Milton was a small village in West Farlam 1½ mile south east of Brampton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Description of Farlam from the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/Farlam/Gaz1868.html|publisher=genuki uk|accessdate=3 May 2012</ref>


===Population===
===Population===
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The UK national census revealed that in 1881, the total population for the parish peaked at 1585, which until 1881, (with the exception of 1821 where it decreased from 672 to 663) had being growing steadily year on year, since records began in 1801. After 1881 there was a large drop in population which is shown in the 1961 census, where it the population had decreased from 1581 to to 670. <ref>{{cite web|title=Population Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10194878&c_id=10001043&add=N|publisher=A Vision of Britain Through Time|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>
The UK national census revealed that in 1881, the total population for the parish peaked at 1585, which until 1881, (with the exception of 1821 where it decreased from 672 to 663) had being growing steadily year on year, since records began in 1801. After 1881 there was a large drop in population which is shown in the 1961 census, where it the population had decreased from 1581 to to 670. <ref>{{cite web|title=Population Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10194878&c_id=10001043&add=N|publisher=A Vision of Britain Through Time|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>

===Occupation===


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|+ Occupation Data from 1881 Census <ref>{{cite web|title=Occupation Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_OCC_ORDER1881&u_id=10194878&c_id=10001043&add=Y|publisher=A Vision of Britain Through Time|accessdate=03 May 2012}}</ref>
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!Occupation Group !! Male !! Female
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|Professionals || 12 || 5
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|Domestic Service or Offices || 6 || 59
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|Commercial Occupations || 6 || 1
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|Transport & Communications || 20 || -
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|Agriculture || 56 || 4
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|Animals || 3 || -
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|Workers in Machines & Implements || 10 || -
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|Workers in House, Furniture & Decorations || 15 || -
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|Workers in Carriages & Harnesses || 4 || -
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|Workers in Chemicals & Compounds || 1 || -
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|Workers in Food & Lodging || 14 || -
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|Workers in Textiles Fabrics || 5 || -
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|Workers in Dress || 14 || 21
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|Workers in Various Vegetable Substances || 4 || -
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|Workers in Various Mineral Substances || 257 || 1
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|Workers in General or Unspecified Commodities || 39 || -
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|Persons without Specified Occupations || 9 || 232
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|Unknown Occupation || 4 || 105
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== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 09:14, 3 May 2012

Farlam
Population590 [1]
OS grid referenceNY5620258218
• London259 Miles
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCarlisle
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code016977
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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Cumbria

Farlam is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is bordered by the small town of Brampton located approximately 3 miles to the north and the City of Carlisle, 5 miles to the west. While the population has fluctuated over time, according to the 2001 UK Census, the population stood at 590, comprising of 291 males and 299 females.[2]

History

Origins

The name Farlam is thought to originate from the old english of fearn and ham, the latter meaning village or village community translating to a 'Ferny-clearing homestead/village' or perhaps, 'hemmed-in land by a ferny clearing'.[3]

Farlam was originally divided into two townships, East Farlam and West Farlam with a combined population in 1811 of 672 inhabitants and 115 houses. Hallbankgate and Kirkhouse where two hamlets located within the township of East Farlam, the former four miles south east. of Brampton, and the latter, where the church stands, is half-a-mile east of the village. Milton was a small village in West Farlam 1½ mile south east of Brampton.[4]

Population

Year of Census Total Population [5]
1801 592
1811 672
1821 663
1831 816
1841 1035
1851 1146
1881 1585
1891 1502
1901 1365
1911 1022
1921 1034
1931 961
1951 791
1961 670

The UK national census revealed that in 1881, the total population for the parish peaked at 1585, which until 1881, (with the exception of 1821 where it decreased from 672 to 663) had being growing steadily year on year, since records began in 1801. After 1881 there was a large drop in population which is shown in the 1961 census, where it the population had decreased from 1581 to to 670. [6]

Occupation

Occupation Data from 1881 Census [7]
Occupation Group Male Female
Professionals 12 5
Domestic Service or Offices 6 59
Commercial Occupations 6 1
Transport & Communications 20 -
Agriculture 56 4
Animals 3 -
Workers in Machines & Implements 10 -
Workers in House, Furniture & Decorations 15 -
Workers in Carriages & Harnesses 4 -
Workers in Chemicals & Compounds 1 -
Workers in Food & Lodging 14 -
Workers in Textiles Fabrics 5 -
Workers in Dress 14 21
Workers in Various Vegetable Substances 4 -
Workers in Various Mineral Substances 257 1
Workers in General or Unspecified Commodities 39 -
Persons without Specified Occupations 9 232
Unknown Occupation 4 105

References

  1. ^ "Population - 2001 UK Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Population - 2001 UK Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". Nottingham University. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ {{cite web|title=Description of Farlam from the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/Farlam/Gaz1868.html%7Cpublisher=genuki uk|accessdate=3 May 2012
  5. ^ "Population Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Population Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Occupation Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 03 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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