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Both coal and limstone where found within Farlam and as such limestone was quarried and in 1552 coal was bored for in Greenside Rigg within the parish.. The 1881 census shows that the majority of men within the village were involved in the mining and quarrying of both the coal and limestone with 257 men being listed as workers in various minral substances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Occupation - 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=3 May 2012}}</ref>
Both coal and limstone where found within Farlam and as such limestone was quarried and in 1552 coal was bored for in Greenside Rigg within the parish.. The 1881 census shows that the majority of men within the village were involved in the mining and quarrying of both the coal and limestone with 257 men being listed as workers in various minral substances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Occupation - 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=3 May 2012}}</ref>
However the picture of the women occupations is less clear with the majority (232) being listed as persons without specific occupations. Due to Farlam being a mining village jobs may have been very limited to mining, a occupation not performed by the women and as such simply had no occupation through lack of job availability.
However the picture of the women occupations is less clear with the majority (232) being listed as persons without specific occupations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Occupation - 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=3 May 2012}}</ref> Due to Farlam being a mining village jobs may have been very limited to mining, a occupation not performed by the women and as such simply had no occupation through lack of job availability.


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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
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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

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. [5]

Year of Census Total Population [6]
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

Occupation

Both coal and limstone where found within Farlam and as such limestone was quarried and in 1552 coal was bored for in Greenside Rigg within the parish.. The 1881 census shows that the majority of men within the village were involved in the mining and quarrying of both the coal and limestone with 257 men being listed as workers in various minral substances.[7] However the picture of the women occupations is less clear with the majority (232) being listed as persons without specific occupations.[8] Due to Farlam being a mining village jobs may have been very limited to mining, a occupation not performed by the women and as such simply had no occupation through lack of job availability.

Occupation Data from 1881 Census [9]
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

Housing

Over time, the total number of houses in Farlam has fluctuated. Between 1831 and 1901, the total number of houses increased steadily from 134 to 294. However in 1921 the total number of houses decreased to 230 and rose again to 247 in 1931 before falling to 230 in 1961. The most recent data from the 2001 UK Census showed that there were 265 houses. [10]

Year of Census Total Houses [11]
1831 134
1841 189
1851 210
1881 279
1891 286
1901 294
1921 230
1931 247
1951 244
1961 230



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. ^ "Description of Farlam from the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)". genuki uk. Retrieved 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 - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Occupation - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ "Accommodation - 2001 UK Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 03 May. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "Household Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 03 May. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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