List of churches in the City of Carlisle
The following is a list of churches in the City of Carlisle .
Map of medieval parish churches
For the purposes of this map medieval is taken to be pre-1485. It is of note that Cumbria, unlike most parts of England, saw a sustained programme of church building during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more remote parts of the district were settled.
Medieval parish churches in the City of Carlisle district
List
Active churches
The district has an estimated 98 churches for 108,400 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,106 people.
The following civil parishes have no active churches: Askerton , Carlatton , Kingmoor , Midgeholme , Solport and Upper Denton .
Name
Civil parish (settlement)
Dedication
Web
Founded
Denomination
Benefice
Notes
St Michael, Burgh by Sands
Burgh by Sands
Michael
[ 1]
Medieval
Church of England
East Solway Churches
Benefice also includes two churches in Allerdale
Thurstonfield Methodist Church
Burgh by Sands (Thurstonfield )
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
St Mary, Beaumont
Beaumont
Mary
[ 1]
Medieval
Church of England
East Solway Churches
Monkhill Methodist Church
Beaumont (Monkhill )
[ 3]
1840s
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Building 1858, rebuilt 1904
St Giles, Great Orton
Orton
Giles
[ 1]
Medieval
Church of England
East Solway Churches
St Mary the Virgin, Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe
Mary
Medieval
Church of England
Rockcliffe & Blackford
Rebuilt 1848
St John the Baptist, Blackford
Westlinton (Blackford )
John the Baptist
1870
Church of England
Rockcliffe & Blackford
St Michael, Dalston
Dalston
Michael
Medieval
Church of England
Dalston etc
Rebuilt 1890
Dalston Methodist Church
Dalston
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
St John, Cumdivock
Dalston (Cumdivock )
John ?
1870s
Church of England
Dalston etc
All Saints, Raughton Head
Dalston (Raughton Head )
All Saints
[ 4]
pre-C17th
Church of England
Dalston etc
Current building and church (prev. chapel) 1678[ 5]
St Mary, Wreay
St Cuthbert Without (Wreay )
Mary
Medieval
Church of England
Dalston etc
Rebuilt 1840-1842
St John the Evangelist, Houghton
Stanwix Rural (Houghton )
John the Evangelist
[ 6]
1839
Church of England
Houghton with Kingsmoor
St Peter, Kingmoor
Carlisle (Kingmoor)
Peter
[ 6]
1930
Church of England
Houghton with Kingsmoor
St Mark, Belah
Carlisle (Belah )
Mark
[ 7]
1951
Church of England
Stanwix
St Michael, Stanwix
Carlisle (Stanwix )
Michael
[ 7]
1841
Church of England
Stanwix
Grade II listed
Holy Trinity, Carlisle
Carlisle
Trinity
1828
Church of England
Holy Trinity & St Barnabas
Current building 1982
St Barnabas, Carlisle
Carlisle
Barnabas
1899
Church of England
Holy Trinity & St Barnabas
Firstly a mission hall, current building 1935
St Luke, Morton
Carlisle
Luke
[ 8]
1958
Church of England
St James, Carlisle
Carlisle (Denton Holme )
James
[ 9]
1865-1867
Church of England
Denton Holme
Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle
Holy & Undivided Trinity
Medieval
Church of England
St Cuthbert, Carlisle
Carlisle
Cuthbert
[ 10]
Ancient
Church of England
Rebuilt 1778
St John the Evangelist, Carlisle
Carlisle
John the Evangelist
[ 11]
1864-1867
Church of England
SS John & Andrew
St Andrew, Botcherby
Carlisle (Botcherby )
Andrew
late C19th
Church of England
SS John & Andrew
St Aidan, Carlisle
Carlisle
Aidan of Lindisfarne
[ 12]
1899-1902
Church of England
Grade II listed
The Way, Carlisle
Carlisle
[ 13]
Church of England
St Herbert, Carlisle
Carlisle
Herbert of Derwentwater
1932
Church of England
St John the Baptist, Upperby
Carlisle (Upperby )
John the Baptist
1840
Church of England
St Elisabeth, Harraby
Carlisle
Elizabeth
1967
Church of England
Our Lady & St Joseph, Carlisle
Carlisle
Mary & Joseph
[ 14]
1800s
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Eden
First building 1820s, current building 1891-1893
Christ the King, Carlisle
Carlisle
Jesus
[ 15]
1954-1955
Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Parish
St Margaret Mary, Carlisle
Carlisle
Margaret Mary Alacoque
[ 15]
Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Parish
St Augustine, Carlisle
Carlisle
Augustine ?
[ 16]
Roman Catholic
St Bede, Carlisle
Carlisle
Bede
[ 17]
1866
Roman Catholic
Cumbrian Martyrs Parish
Rebuilt on new site 1959
St Edmund, Carlisle
Carlisle
Edmund Campion
[ 18]
1972-1973
Roman Catholic
Cumbrian Martyrs Parish
Parish formed by merger 2017
Carlisle Baptist Church
Carlisle
[ 19]
pre-1809
FIEC
Newtown Methodist Church
Carlisle
[ 20]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Wigton Road Methodist Church
Carlisle
[ 21]
1928-1929
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Methodists @ Tithe Barn
Carlisle
[ 22]
1922
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Formed 2006 by remnants of Carlisle Central Methodist
Upperby Methodist Church
Carlisle (Upperby )
[ 2]
1901
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
St George's United Reformed Church
Carlisle
George
[ 23]
1862-1863
URC
Sold old building 2014, meets in smaller building
The Border Kirk
Carlisle
[ 24]
1832
Church of Scotland
2004 union of congregations in Carlisle and Longtown
Lowther Street Congregational Church
Carlisle
[ 25]
1658 (?)
Cong Federation
Met in Annetwell St 1781-1843. Current building 1843
Carlisle Salvation Army
Carlisle
[ 26]
Salvation Army
Carlisle Quaker Meeting
Carlisle
[ 27]
1693
Quakers
Cumberland Area Quakers
Carlisle Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Carlisle
[ 28]
1944
7th-Day Adventist
Carlisle Church of the Nazarene
Carlisle
[ 29]
Nazarene
Elim Community Church, Carlisle
Carlisle
[ 30]
1927
Elim
From 1979 met in old St Paul's Anglican church[ 31]
Elim Free Church, Carlisle
Carlisle
[ 32]
1939
Elim Bible Pattern
Formed out of a split in the Elim movement
Revive City Church
Carlisle
Jesus
[ 33]
2004
Newfrontiers
A ChristCentral Church, part of the Newfrontiers family - formerly King's Church Carlisle
Carlisle Vineyard Church
Carlisle
[ 34]
2013
Vineyard
Planted from Causeway Coast Vineyard, Coleraine
Morton Park Hall
Carlisle
[ 35]
1954
Gospel Hall [ 36]
Hebron Evangelical Church
Carlisle
Hebron
[ 37]
1895
Gospel Hall [ 36]
EA
Carlisle City Church
Carlisle
[ 38]
Independent
Meets in Lowther Street Congregational
Carlisle Christian Fellowship
Carlisle
[ 39]
1978
Independent
EA
Eden Community Church
Carlisle
[ 40]
Independent
Church-in-Reach
Carlisle
[ 41]
1939
Independent
Previously Raffles Community Church
Victory Church Carlisle
Carlisle
[ 42]
Independent
Grace Evangelical Church, Carlisle
Carlisle
[ 43]
Independent
Lighthouse Baptist Church, Carlisle
Carlisle
[ 44]
Independent
St James, Cummersdale
Cummersdale
James
1927
Church of England
Denton Holme
All Saints, Scotby
Wetheral (Scotby )
All Saints
[ 45]
1854
Church of England
Scotby, Cotehill, Cumwhinton
St John the Evangelist, Cotehill
Wetheral (Cotehill )
John the Evangelist
[ 45]
1868
Church of England
Scotby, Cotehill, Cumwhinton
Cotehill Methodist Church
Wetheral (Cotehill )
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Holy Trinity & St Constantine, Wetheral
Wetheral
Trinity & Constantine (?)
[ 46]
Medieval
Church of England
Eden Churches
Wetheral Methodist Church
Wetheral
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
St Paul, Holme Eden
Wetheral (Warwick Bridge )
Paul
[ 46]
1845
Church of England
Eden Churches
Our Lady & St Wilfrid, Warwick Bridge
Wetheral (Warwick Bridge )
Mary & Wilfrid
[ 14]
1841
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Eden
Parish formed by merger 2011 with Our Lady Carlisle
St Mary the Virgin, Cumwhitton
Cumwhitton
Mary
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
St Mary the Virgin, Cumrew
Cumrew
Mary
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
Rebuilt 1890
St Peter, Castle Carrock
Castle Carrock
Peter
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
Rebuilt 1828
Talkin Chapel
Hayton (Talkin )
Unknown
1842
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
St Mary Magdalene, Hayton
Hayton
Mary Magdalene
[ 47]
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
Rebuilt 1780
Corby Hill Methodist Church
Hayton (Corby Hill )
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
St Thomas a Becket, Farlam
Farlam
Thomas Becket
[ 48]
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
Rebuilt 1860
St John the Evangelist, Crosby-on-Eden
Stanwix Rural (Crosby-on-E )
John the Evangelist
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
Rebuilt 1854
All Saints, Scaleby
Scaleby
All Saints
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
St Kentigern, Irthington
Irthington
Mungo
Medieval
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
St Martin, Brampton
Brampton
Martin of Tours
[ 49]
1789
Church of England
Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team
Rebuilt 1878. Replaced old church (see below)
Brampton Methodist Church
Brampton
[ 50]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Brampton United Reformed Church
Brampton
[ 51]
URC
Bethesda Evangelical Church, Brampton
Brampton
Pool of Bethesda
[ 52]
Gospel Hall [ 36]
St Michael & All Angels, Arthuret
Arthuret
Michael & Angels
1609
Church of England
Esk Parishes
Longtown Methodist Church
Arthuret (Longtown )
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
St Andrew, Kirkandrews-on-Esk
Kirkandrews
Andrew
Medieval
Church of England
Esk Parishes
Rebuilt C17th, 1775
St Nicholas, Nicholforest
Nicholforest
Nicholas
1866
Church of England
Esk Parishes
St Cuthbert, Kirklinton
Kirklinton Middle
Cuthbert
Medieval
Church of England
Bewcastle, Stapleton etc
Current building 1845-1846
St Mary, Hethersgill
Hethersgill
Mary
1876
Church of England
Bewcastle, Stapleton etc
St Mary, Stapleton
Stapleton
Mary
Medieval
Church of England
Bewcastle, Stapleton etc
Rebuilt 1830
St Cuthbert, Bewcastle
Bewcastle
Cuthbert
Medieval
Church of England
Bewcastle, Stapleton etc
Bewcastle United Reformed Church
Bewcastle
[ 53]
URC
St Mary, Walton
Walton
Mary
Medieval
Church of England
Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland
Rebuilt 1811, 1869-1870
St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost
Burtholme (Lanercost )
Mary Magdalene
[ 54]
Medieval
Church of England
Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland
Previously the church of Lanercost Priory
St Cuthbert, Nether Denton
Nether Denton (Low Row)
Cuthbert
Medieval
Church of England
Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland
Rebuilt 1868
Lees Hill Mission Hall
Kingwater
Church of England
Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland
St Mary Magdalene, Gilsland
Waterhead (Gilsland )
Mary Magdalene
1851-1854
Church of England
Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland
Gilsland Methodist Church
Waterhead (Gilsland )
[ 2]
Methodist
North Cumbria Circuit
Defunct churches
Name
Civil parish (settlement)
Dedication
Web
Founded
Redundant
Denomination
Notes
St Mary, Carlisle
Carlisle
Mary
[ 55]
Medieval
Church of England
Stood in cathedral grounds, now demolished
Christ Church, Carlisle
Carlisle
Jesus
[ 56]
1830
1938
Church of England
Demolished 1953[ 57]
St Stephen, Carlisle
Carlisle
Stephen
[ 58]
1865
1964
Church of England
St Paul, Carlisle
Carlisle
Paul
[ 57]
1979
Church of England
Building now home to Elim church (see above)
St Alban's Chapel
Carlisle
Alban
[ 57]
Medieval
Church of England
Long demolished
Union Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Carlisle
[ 57]
Methodist
South John Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Carlisle
[ 57]
Methodist
Fisher Street Presbyterian Church
Carlisle
[ 57]
1730s
1986
Presbyterian
Rebuilt 1894
Etterby Presbyterian Mission Hall
Carlisle
[ 57]
1881
1947
Presbyterian
Demolished late 1960s
Denton Street Chapel
Carlisle
[ 57]
1872
1910s
Church of Christ
Later used by Unitarians, demolished 1966
Cecil Street Primitive Methodist Chapel
Carlisle
[ 57]
mid-C19th
1965
Methodist
Milbourne Street Mission
Carlisle
[ 57]
St James Mission, Blencowe Street
Carlisle
[ 57]
Willowholme Mission
Carlisle
[ 57]
Beacon Hall, Beaconsfield Street
Carlisle
[ 57]
Presbyterian
Cumbria University Chapel
Carlisle
[ 57]
1894
Workhouse chapel
Harraby Methodist Church
Carlisle
[ 57]
Methodist
Demolished 2010
Harraby Family Church
Carlisle
[ 59]
May still be active
Lord Street Reading Room
Carlisle
[ 57]
1851
1950
Railway Mission Hall
Carlisle
[ 57]
1920
Used by Grace Evangelical for a time
Unitarian Church
Carlisle
[ 57]
1889
1913-1914
Tindale Mission Church
Farlam (Tindale )
[ 60]
Church of England
St Kentigern, Askerton
Askerton (Kirkcambeck)
Mungo
[ 61]
Medieval
Church of England
Rebuilt 1885. Presumably defunct
Brampton Old Church
Brampton
Medieval
1978
Church of England
Stood 1.5 miles NW of the current town
St Leonard, Warwick
Wetheral (Warwick-on-Eden )
Leonard of Noblac
[ 46]
Medieval
Church of England
Closed for worship April 2017[ 62]
Over Denton Parish Church
Upper Denton
[ 63]
Medieval
Church of England
St John's Hall, Cumwhinton
Wetheral (Cumwhinton )
John ?
[ 45]
Church of England
Closed
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