Cumberland Workhouses

Cumberland Workhouses

Alston
Brampton
Carlisle
Cockermouth
Longtown
Penrith
Whitehaven
Wigton

The County of Cumberland

Cumberland is a maritime county at the north-western corner of England, and is about 70 miles in length from its junction with Northumberland and Scotland to Haverigg point in the extreme south, and its breadth from the sea coast to its Durham boundary, is 44 miles. Its western boundary is the Solway Frith and the St George's Channel, its south-western the same channel. On the north west it is bounded by Scotland, from which it is separated by the River Liddel. In the south east the Rivers Eamont and Tees separate it from Westmorland, and the River Duddon from the Furness portion of Lancashire. On the east it is bounded by Northumberland and Durham, and on the north east by the former County.

Cumberland Poor Law Unions and Workhouses

The Poor Law Unions classified within Cumberland are Alston with Garrigill, Bootle, Brampton, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Longtown, Penrith, Whitehaven and Wigtown.

Statistics
p 255 J - Workhouses, List of those visited in 1867
With Name of the Workhouse and numbers of
insane, idiotic, and imbecile inmates.

CUMBERLAND	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Cockermouth	9	13	22

Source: From PP 1867/68 Vol XXXI pp 1-301
Twenty Second Report of the Commissioners in Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor
Submitted by Alan Longbottom

Records Available from:

Carlisle
Cumbria Record Office
The Castle
Carlisle CA3 8UR
(01228) 607285 or 607284

Kendal
Cumbria Record Office
County Offices
Kendal LA9 4RQ
(01539) 773540

Barrow
Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library
140 Duke Street
Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1XW
(01229) 894363

Whitehaven
Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library
Scotch Street
Whitehaven CA28 7BJ
(01946) 852920

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