GENUKI: Sedbergh

The Ancient Parish of SEDBERGH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"SEDBERGH, a market and parish-town, in the wapentake of Ewcross; 5 miles from Dent, 11 from Kendal and Kirby Lonsdale, (Westm.) 13 from Kirkby Stephen, (ditto) 14½ from Hawes, 22 from Askrigg, 25 from Lancaster, (Lanc.) 77 from York, 265 from London. Market, Wednesday. Fairs, March 20; October 29, for horned cattle, &c. Principal Inns, Kings Arms, and Old Black Bull. Pop. 2,022. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Andrew, in the deanry of Kirby Lonsdale, diocese of Chester, value, ~£12. 8s. Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge." (There is further information for Sedbergh).

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Birk House
Blandsgill
Brigg Flatts
Broadfield
Cautley
Crook Of Lune
Dandry Mire
Deepdale
Dent
Dowbiggin

Frostrow
Garsdale
Gawthorpe
Grisedale
Howgill
Ingmire Hall
Kirthwaite
Leniker
Little Town
Lordland

Marthwaite
Milthrop
Moorthwaite Bridge
Scotchergill
Settlebeck
Soolbank
Thorns Hall
Thwaites
Winterscale

Census

Please see Christine Amsden's Census pages for the following Census transcriptions:
- Dent: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891, 1901
- Garsdale: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901
Neville Randall has transcribed indexes to the Sedbergh Census for 1891. There are four files available all of which contain all the names for the appropriate district:
- Surnames in the same order as the census for district RG12/3489.
- Surnames in alphabetical order for district RG12/3489.
- Surnames in the same order as the census for district RG12/3490. Surnames in alphabetical order for district RG12/3490.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Andrew's Church, Sedbergh. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - Internal view looking westwards up the nave
- Sedbergh United Reformed Church, Sedbergh. (With short history).
- The School Chapel, Sedbergh, built 1901.
- St. Andrew's Church, Dent.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - Internal view looking down the side chapel
- The Methodist Church, Dent, originally Wesleyan, founded 1834.
- The Church of St. John the Baptist, Garsdale.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- The Street Chapel, Garsdale.
- St. John's Church, Cowgill.
- The former Mission Room, Millthrop.

Church History

A transcription of the Dent Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Sedbergh Congregational Church History
Transcript of the entry for Sedbergh in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Dent in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Garside in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Howgill in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Sedbergh.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Dent.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Garsdale.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Howgill.
The List of Vicars of St. Andrews's Church, Dent.
The List of Vicars of Sedbergh.

Community Websites

The Sedbergh and district Lookaround and Visit Sedbergh contain local information, places to see, Churches, news stories and an Event Calendar for the area etc.

Description and Travel

Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Sedbergh.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

History

A transcription of the Dent Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Sedbergh Congregational Church History

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Andrew's Church, Dent.
The World War II Roll of Honour in St. Andrew's Church, Dent.
The Plaque in memory of R.H. Quick, Vicar 1883-1887 in St. Andrew's Church, Sedbergh.
The World War I and II Memorial book, in St. Andrew's Church, Sedbergh.
The World wars I and II memorial in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Sedbergh

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SD755870) Cowgill
- (SD668895) Lenacre
- (SD685860) North Lord's Land
- (SD705885) South Lord's Land

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Try the Lancashire FHHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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