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'''Farlam''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[City of Carlisle]] District, in the [[England|English]] county of [[Cumbria]]. It is near the small town of [[Brampton, Carlisle|Brampton]]. |
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| country = England |
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| official_name = Farlam |
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| latitude = 54.93022 |
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| longitude = -2.64196 |
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| population = 590 |
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| population_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Population - 2001 UK Census|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=793008&c=Farlam&d=16&e=15&g=432194&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1336002676495&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> |
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|civil_parish= [[Farlam]] |
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| shire_district = [[Carlisle]] |
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| shire_county = [[Cumbria]] |
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| region= North West England |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and The Border]] |
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| post_town = Carlisle |
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| postcode_district = CA8 |
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| postcode_area = CA |
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| dial_code = 016977 |
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| os_grid_reference = NY5620258218 |
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| london_distance = 259 Miles |
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'''Farlam''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[City of Carlisle]] District, in the [[England|English]] county of [[Cumbria]]. It is bordered by the small town of [[Brampton, Carlisle|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, {{As of|2001|alt=according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK Census]]}}, the population stood at 590, comprising of 291 males and 299 females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population - 2001 UK Census|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=793008&c=Farlam&d=16&e=15&g=432194&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1336002676495&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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===Origins=== |
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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> |
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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> |
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The whole parish has a high elevation and topographically is quite hilly with an area in 1847 of 5,680 acres.<ref>History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.</ref> |
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===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> |
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|592 |
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|672 |
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|1821 |
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|663 |
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|1831 |
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|816 |
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|1841 |
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|1035 |
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|1851 |
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|1146 |
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|1881 |
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|1585 |
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|1891 |
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|1502 |
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|1901 |
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|1365 |
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|1911 |
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|1022 |
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|1921 |
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|1034 |
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|1931 |
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|961 |
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|1951 |
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|791 |
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|1961 |
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|670 |
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===Occupation=== |
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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> |
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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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|+ 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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===Housing=== |
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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. |
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<ref>{{cite web|title= Accommodation - 2001 UK Census|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=793008&c=Farlam&d=16&e=15&g=432194&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1336002676495&enc=1&dsFamilyId=787|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=03 May}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" | Year of Census |
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! scope="col" | Total Houses <ref>{{cite web|title=Household Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_HOUS&data_cube=N_HOUSES&u_id=10194878&c_id=10001043&add=Y|publisher=A Vision of Britain Through Time|accessdate=03 May}}</ref> |
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|1831 |
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|134 |
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|1841 |
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|189 |
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|1851 |
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|210 |
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|1881 |
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|279 |
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|1891 |
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|286 |
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|1901 |
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|294 |
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|1921 |
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|230 |
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|1931 |
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|247 |
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|1951 |
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|244 |
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|1961 |
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|230 |
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==Church== |
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Farlam has boasted a church as early as 1169, but the current church was erected in 1860. The old church was given by Robert de Vallibus to Lanercost priory but after the dissolution along with all of the possessions of the priory, was granted to Sir Thomas Dacre, and is now in the patronage and impropriation of the Earl of Carlisle. <ref>History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.</ref> |
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The current church is dedicated to St. Thomas a Becket and is a plain stone building in the early english style and was constructed for a cost of £2,000<ref>History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.</ref> back in 1860 which in todays money would have cost £86,320.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buying power comparison|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/results.asp#mid|publisher=The National Archives|accessdate=03 May}}</ref> |
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The building consists of a nave, chancel and only one aisle with for accommodation for 400 worshippers. It occupies a site near the old church adjoining the hamlet of Kirkhouse. The land on which it stands was contributed by the Hon. Charles Howard as well as £500 towards its construction, Mrs Maria Thompson also contributed £200, a new organ for the church and erected the pictorial east pictorial east window. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners granted £200, and the parishioners also contributed a large unknown sum of money towards the cost of erection. <ref>History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* http://www.british-towns.net/en/level_4_display.asp?GetL3=2238 |
* http://www.british-towns.net/en/level_4_display.asp?GetL3=2238 |
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Revision as of 11:47, 3 May 2012
| Farlam | |
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| Population | 590 [1] |
| OS grid reference | NY5620258218 |
| • London | 259 Miles |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode district | CA8 |
| Dialling code | 016977 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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[update], 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] The whole parish has a high elevation and topographically is quite hilly with an area in 1847 of 5,680 acres.[5]
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. [6]
| Year of Census | Total Population [7] |
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| 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.[8] However the picture of the women occupations is less clear with the majority (232) being listed as persons without specific occupations.[9] 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 Group | Male | Female |
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| 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. [11]
| Year of Census | Total Houses [12] |
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| 1831 | 134 |
| 1841 | 189 |
| 1851 | 210 |
| 1881 | 279 |
| 1891 | 286 |
| 1901 | 294 |
| 1921 | 230 |
| 1931 | 247 |
| 1951 | 244 |
| 1961 | 230 |
Church
Farlam has boasted a church as early as 1169, but the current church was erected in 1860. The old church was given by Robert de Vallibus to Lanercost priory but after the dissolution along with all of the possessions of the priory, was granted to Sir Thomas Dacre, and is now in the patronage and impropriation of the Earl of Carlisle. [13]
The current church is dedicated to St. Thomas a Becket and is a plain stone building in the early english style and was constructed for a cost of £2,000[14] back in 1860 which in todays money would have cost £86,320.[15] The building consists of a nave, chancel and only one aisle with for accommodation for 400 worshippers. It occupies a site near the old church adjoining the hamlet of Kirkhouse. The land on which it stands was contributed by the Hon. Charles Howard as well as £500 towards its construction, Mrs Maria Thompson also contributed £200, a new organ for the church and erected the pictorial east pictorial east window. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners granted £200, and the parishioners also contributed a large unknown sum of money towards the cost of erection. [16]
References
- ^ "Population - 2001 UK Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Population - 2001 UK Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". Nottingham University. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Description of Farlam from the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)". genuki uk. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.
- ^ "Population Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Population Data - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Occupation - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Occupation - A Vision of Britain Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Accommodation - 2001 UK Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 03 May.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "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) - ^ History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.
- ^ History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.
- ^ "Buying power comparison". The National Archives. Retrieved 03 May.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.
External links
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