Whitbeck
| Whitbeck | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Whitbeck church, with Black Combe behind | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°14’38"N, 3°21’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Millom |
| Postcode: | LA19 |
| Dialling code: | 01229 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
Whitbeck is a hamlet and ancient parish in the Allerdale above Derwent Ward of Cumberland. It is situated on the A595 road on the south coast of the county, south-west of Black Combe. It was known as Whidbek in the 1500s.[1]
The Church of St Mary is Grade-II listed. It is described as "probably mediæval in origin, heavily restored 1883".[2]
In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 150.[3] On the 1 April 1934 the civil parish was merged into Whicham.[4]
William Pearson (1767–1847), one of the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society was born here on 23 April 1767.[5] His parents were William and Hannah (née Ponsonby) Pearson, who owned a farm at Moor Green.[5][6]
William Pearson wrote the entry for Whitbeck in William Hutchinson's The history of the county of Cumberland..., 1794.[5]
References
- ↑ "Whitbeck". The Cumbria Directory. https://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?lowcase_town=whitbeck. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1336065: Church of St Mary
- ↑ "Population Statistics Whitbeck CP/AP through time". Vision of Britain. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10012259/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes Whitbeck CP/AP through time". Vision of Britain. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10012259. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gurman, S. J.; Harratt, S. R. (1994). "Revd Dr William Pearson (1767–1847): a Founder of the Royal Astronomical Society". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 35 (3): 271–292. Bibcode: 1994QJRAS..35..271G. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1994QJRAS..35..271G. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ England Marriages 1538-1973, Transcription. Available at find my past. Subscription required.)
Outside links
- "Whitbeck through time". Vision of Britain. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1584.
- Hutchinson, William, The history of the county of Cumberland... - Parish of Whitbeck, 1794, Volume 1, pp549-55
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