Kirkland, West Cumberland
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| Kirkland | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Kirkland Bible Christian Chapel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY071180 |
| Location: | 54°32’56"N, 3°26’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Frizington |
| Postcode: | CA26 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Kirkland is a small village near the A5086 road, in the coastal lands of western Cumberland. The nearest town is Cleator Moor.
When Cornish tin-miners relocated to the iron ore workings in West Cumberland, they built a Bible Christian chapel in Kirkland which replicates the Bible Christian Chapels in Devon and Cornwall. The Bible Christians amalgamated into the Methodist Movement in the early 20th century. This chapel was 'revived' and used until the mid-1990s. It was sold to a speculative 'developer' around 1999 and has lain desolate and untouched ever since.
Kirkland has a church and a post office.
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