St John's in the Vale churchCastlerigg stone circleThirlmere dam, which drowned the village of Wythburn
St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn is a civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England.[1] In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 422.[2] There is a parish council;[3] its archives 1894–1995 are held at the Cumbria Archive Service in Carlisle.[4] in 2004 a parish plan was drawn up and approved by the parish council.[5]
The village of Wythburn was drowned in the construction of Thirlmere reservoir, completed in 1894, although its church survives.[8]
The parish has also been known as Castlerigg St John's and Wythburn, and with various variations of the presence or absence of comma, full stop after "St", and apostrophe.[9]
References
^"St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn". Ordnance Survey Linked Data Platform. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^"St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (Parish)". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^"St. Johns Castlerigg Parish Council". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^"Records of St. John's Castlerigg & Wythburn Parish Council". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn Parish Plan (PDF). 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^"Information on: St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^"Wythburn, Wythburn". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^"Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn: Relationships and changes". Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
Further reading
"Rediscovering our past: St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn Parish History". adamscross.co.uk. 2010–15. Local history project supported by England Rural Development Programme
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: St. John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
"Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn Tn/CP". Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
Castlerigg St John: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI
Wythburn: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI