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An ancient parish in West ward, Westmorland, including the chapelries of Swindale and Mardale.
Mardale, Holy Trinity, dates back to the 12th century the current church being built in the 1600’s, demolished to make way for Haweswater Reservoir in 1936, most of the contents went to St Barnabas, Carlisle, though the Jacobean Oak pulpit is as Rosthwaite in Borrowdale.
Shap, St. Michael, there has been a church on the site since about 750 AD, with a stone church in place since 1150. The current church was almost totally rebuilt in 1898.
Swindale, a small chapel, possibly there since about 1820.

The Registers of The Parish of Shap from 1559 - 1830 Available From Family Search

Basic Details

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Map Reference Cumbria County History Gen UKIHearth Tax Probate Jurisdictions pre 1858 Diocese of Carlisle. 1787 Census - Partial Only
Available Publications
Monumental Inscriptions - Shap St. MichaelGo to this publication
Monumental Inscriptions - Mardale Holy Trinity (Now located at Shap)Go to this publication
Monumental Inscriptions Information
Parish Church Author Notes
ShapShap St MichaelCFHSWDRC/13/2 is plan of Shap churchyard
ShapSwindale
ShapMardale Holy TrinityCFHSKendal RO has Church and Churchyard of Mardale by J P Rylands, F.S.A., from The Genealogist. Copy of The Northern Daily Mail, 19 March 1894

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Mardale Church :
C392008 Baptisms1777-1792 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
Mardale Church :
C044281 Baptisms1794-1874 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
C009878 Baptisms1565-1691 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
C009879 Baptisms1693-1782 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
C002302 Baptisms1831-1875 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
C002308 Baptisms1834-1886 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
C002303 Baptisms1844-1893 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
P002301 Births/Bapts1559-1830 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
M002301 Marriages1559-1854 Search by name Search All Records Button
 
St.Michael :
M002303 Marriages1562-1901 Search by name Search All Records Button
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Record Office is : Kendal

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Mardale

WPR 16
Baptisms1684-1935
Marriages1684-1930
Banns1870-1930
Burials1684-1917
ProbateCarlisle
Bishops Transcripts1775-1878 Kendal
Pre 1974 CountyWestmorland

Shap

WPR 84
Baptisms[1559]-1948
Marriages1559-1951
Banns1754-1981
Burials[1559]-1932
ProbateCarlisle
Bishops Transcripts1665-1880 Kendal
Pre 1974 CountyWestmorland
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