Whitbeck

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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

  1. "Whitbeck". The Cumbria Directory. https://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?lowcase_town=whitbeck. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  2. National Heritage List 1336065: Church of St Mary
  3. "Population Statistics Whitbeck CP/AP through time". Vision of Britain. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10012259/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  4. "Relationships and changes Whitbeck CP/AP through time". Vision of Britain. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10012259. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  5. 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. 
  6. England Marriages 1538-1973, Transcription. Available at find my past. Subscription required.)

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