The following is a list of churches in South Lakeland district in Cumbria, England.
The following civil parishes have no active churches: Angerton, Blawith and Subberthwaite, Docker, Fawcett Forest, Lambrigg, Mansriggs, Nether Staveley, Preston Richard, Sedgwick, Strickland Roger and Whinfell.
The district has an estimated 147 churches for 104,000 inhabitants, a ratio of one church for every 707 people.
For the purposes of this map medieval is taken to be pre-1485. It is of note that Cumbria, unlike most parts of England, saw a sustained programme of church building during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more remote parts of the district were settled.
Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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St Cuthbert, Aldingham | Aldingham | Cuthbert | [1] | Medieval | Church of England | Urswick etc | |
St Matthew, Dendron | Aldingham (Dendron) | Matthew | [1] | 1642 | Church of England | Urswick etc | Rebuilt 1795 |
St James, Arnside | Arnside | James | 1866 | Church of England | |||
Our Lady of Lourdes, Arnside | Arnside | Mary | [2] | 1926 | Roman Catholic | Kent Estuary Catholic Parish | Current building 1977 |
Arnside Methodist Church | Arnside | [3] | 1876 | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | ||
St Bartholomew, Barbon | Barbon | Bartholomew | [4] | Medieval | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1893 |
St Michael & All Angels, Beetham | Beetham | Michael & Angels | [5] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
Storth Village Church | Beetham (Storth) | [6] | CoE / Methodist | Kendal Circuit | 2006 merger of Methodist church and Anglican mission church | ||
St Peter, Field Broughton | Broughton East (Field Broughton) | Peter | 1745 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Own parish 1875. Rebuilt 1892-1894 | |
St Mary Magdalene, Broughton-in-Furness | Broughton West | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Benefice also includes one church in Copeland | |
Broughton-in-Furness Methodist Church | Broughton West | [7] | Methodist | SW Cumbria United Area | |||
Holy Innocents, Broughton Mills | Broughton West (Broughton Mills) | Innocents | 1888 | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | ||
St James, Burton | Burton-in-Kendal | James | Medieval | Church of England | Burton & Holme | ||
St Anthony, Cartmel Fell | Cartmel Fell | Anthony the Great | [8] | 1504 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |
Holy Trinity, Casterton | Casterton | Trinity | [9] | 1833 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | |
St Peter, Far Sawrey | Claife (Sawrey) | Peter | [10] | 1869 | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | Own parish from Hawkshead 1873 |
Holy Trinity, Colton | Colton | Trinity | 1578 | Church of England | Egton, Lowick & Colton | ||
St Paul, Rusland | Colton (Rusland) | Paul | [10] | 1745 | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | Rebuilt 1868 |
Tottlebank Baptist Church | Colton (Tottlebank) | [11] | 1669 | Baptist Union | Current building 1697 | ||
St Peter, Finsthwaite | Colton (Finsthwaite) | Peter | [12] | 1724 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Rebuilt 1873-1874 |
St Andrew, Coniston | Coniston | Andrew | [13] | 1586 | Church of England | Coniston & Torver | Rebuilt 1819 |
Coniston Methodist Church | Coniston | [14] | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |||
Coniston Christian Fellowship | Coniston | [15] | 1986 | Independent | EA. Meets in Coniston primary school | ||
St Catherine, Crook | Crook | Catherine of Alex. | [8] | 1620 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | Rebuilt 1886 |
Holy Trinity, Winster | Crook (Winster) | Trinity | [8] | C16th | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | Rebuilt 1874-1875 |
St Mary, Crosthwaite | Crosthwaite & Lyth | Mary | [8] | Medieval | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | Rebuilt 1878 |
St Andrew, Dent | Dent | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Dent with Cowgill | ||
St John the Evangelist, Cowgill | Dent (Cowgill) | John the Evangelist | 1838 | Church of England | Dent with Cowgill | ||
Dentdale Methodist Church | Dent | [16] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |||
Dentfoot Methodist Church | Dent (Dent Foot) | [16] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |||
Holy Trinity, Seathwaite | Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite | Trinity | C16th | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Rebuilt 1875 | |
St Mary the Virgin, Penny Bridge | Egton with Newland | Mary | pre-1786 | Church of England | Egton, Lowick & Colton | Rebuilt 1831 | |
St John the Evangelist, Firbank | Firbank | John the Evangelist | 1842 | Church of England | Lune United Benefice | ||
St John the Baptist, Garsdale | Garsdale | John the Baptist | [17] | 1861 | Church of England | Sedbergh, Cautley, Garsdale | |
Garsdale Methodist Church | Garsdale | [17] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |||
Garsdale Street Methodist Church | Garsdale | [17] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |||
Hawes Junction Methodist Church | Garsdale (Garsdale Head) | [17] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | Occasional services only | ||
St Paul, Grange-over-Sands | Grange-over-Sands | Paul | [18] | 1852-1854 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | |
Grange Fell Church | Grange-over-Sands | 1906-1907 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | |||
SS Charles Borromeo & Cuthbert, Grange | Grange-over-Sands | Charles B & Cuthbert | [2] | Roman Catholic | Kent Estuary Catholic Parish | ||
Grange Methodist Church | Grange-over-Sands | [14] | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |||
Grange United Reformed Church | Grange-over-Sands | [19] | URC | South Lakes Church | |||
Hope Church Grange-over-Sands | Grange-over-Sands | [20] | 2009 | Newfrontiers | |||
St John, Grayrigg | Grayrigg | John the Evangelist | [21] | pre-C18th | Church of England | Beacon Team | Rebuilt 1837-1838 |
St Anne, Haverthwaite | Haverthwaite | Anne | 1824-1825 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Own parish from Colton 1866 | |
St Michael & All Angels, Hawkshead | Hawkshead | Michael & Angels | [10] | Medieval | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | |
Hawkshead Methodist Church | Hawkshead | [14] | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |||
Hawkshead Hill Baptist Church | Hawkshead (Hawkshead Hill) | [22] | 1678 | Baptist Union | |||
St John, Helsington | Helsington | John the Evangelist | [8] | 1726 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |
St Peter, Heversham | Heversham | Peter | [23] | Medieval | Church of England | Heversham & Milnthorpe | |
Hincaster Mission Room | Hincaster | Church of England | Possibly defunct | ||||
Holy Trinity, Holme | Holme | Trinity | 1839 | Church of England | Burton & Holme | Own parish 1864 | |
St Anne, Ings | Hugill (Ings) | Anne | [24] | C16th | Church of England | Staveley, Ings & Kentmere | Current building 1743 |
St John the Divine, Hutton Roof | Hutton Roof | John the Evangelist | [4] | Medieval | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1757, 1881 |
Holy Trinity, Kendal | Kendal | Trinity | [25] | Medieval | Church of England | Helm Group | |
St George, Kendal | Kendal | George | [26] | 1754 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Current building & parish church 1841. Commissioners' church |
St Thomas, Kendal | Kendal | Thomas | [27] | 1835-1837 | Church of England | Kendal St Thomas | |
Hallgarth Community Church | Kendal | [28] | ? | ||||
Holy Trinity & St George, Kendal | Kendal | Trinity & George | [29] | 1793 | Roman Catholic | Kendal Catholic Parish | Current building 1835-1837 |
Stricklandgate Methodist Church | Kendal | [30] | 1787 | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | ||
Fellside Methodist Church | Kendal | [31] | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |||
Sandylands Methodist Church | Kendal | [32] | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |||
Kendal United Reformed Church | Kendal | [33] | C17th | URC | South Lakes Church | ||
Parr Street Evangelical Church | Kendal | [34] | FIEC | Affinity | |||
Heron Hill Free Church | Kendal | [35] | Independent | ||||
Kendal Salvation Army | Kendal | [36] | Salvation Army | ||||
Kendal Quaker Meeting | Kendal | [37] | Quakers | Kendal & Sedbergh Quakers | |||
King's Church Kendal | Kendal | Jesus | [38] | Newfrontiers | |||
St Cuthbert, Kentmere | Kentmere | Cuthbert | [24] | Medieval | Church of England | Staveley, Ings & Kentmere | |
All Saints, Killington | Killington | All Saints | Church of England | Lune United Benefice | |||
St Cuthbert, Kirkby Ireleth | Kirkby Ireleth | Cuthbert | [39] | Medieval | Church of England | ||
Kirkby Marshside Methodist Church | Kirkby Ireleth | [7] | late C18th | Methodist | SW Cumbria United Area | Current building 1870 | |
St John the Evangelist, Woodland | Kirkby Ireleth (Woodland) | John the Evangelist | 1698 | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Rebuilt 1822, 1864-1865 | |
St Mary the Virgin, Kirkby Lonsdale | Kirkby Lonsdale | Mary | [4] | Medieval | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | |
St Joseph, Kirkby Lonsdale | Kirkby Lonsdale | Joseph | [40] | 1966 | Roman Catholic | ||
Kirkby Lonsdale Methodist Church | Kirkby Lonsdale | [41] | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |||
St Oswald, Grasmere | Lakes (Grasmere) | Oswald of N'umbria | [42] | Medieval | CoE / Methodist | Grasmere & Rydal | |
Holy Trinity, Langdale | Lakes (Chapel Stile) | Trinity | [43] | Medieval | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | Current building 1858, own parish 1863 |
Jesus Church, Troutbeck | Lakes (Troutbeck) | Jesus | [44] | 1562 | Church of England | Windermere & Troutbeck | Rebuilt 1736 |
St Mary, Rydal | Lakes (Rydal) | Mary | [45] | 1823-1825 | Church of England | Grasmere & Rydal | |
Little Langdale Mission Chapel | Lakes (Little Langdale) | C19th | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | |||
St Mary, Ambleside | Lakes (Ambleside) | Mary | [46] | 1850-1854 | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | Earlier chapel of St Anne, own burial rights C17th |
Mater Amabilis, Ambleside | Lakes (Ambleside) | Mary | Roman Catholic | Windermere Parish | |||
Our Lady of the Wayside, Grasmere | Lakes (Grasmere) | Mary | Roman Catholic | Windermere Parish | |||
Ambleside Baptist Church | Lakes (Ambleside) | [47] | Baptist Union | ||||
Ambleside Methodist Church | Lakes (Ambleside) | [14] | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | Shares a building with St Mary's Anglican church | ||
St John the Evangelist, Levens | Levens | John the Evangelist | 1828 | Church of England | |||
Levens Methodist Church | Levens | [31] | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |||
St Mary, Longsleddale | Longsleddale | Mary | [21] | 1712 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Current building 1863 |
SS Mary & Michael Priory Church, Cartmel | Lower Allithwaite (Cartmel) | Mary & Michael | [48] | Medieval | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Survived Dissolution by being deemed a parish church |
Cartmel Methodist Church | Lower Allithwaite (Cartmel) | [14] | C19th | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | Current building 1871-1872 | |
St Mary, Allithwaite | Lower Allithwaite (Allithwaite) | Mary | [49] | 1864-1865 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | |
St John the Baptist, Flookburgh | Lower Holker (Flookburgh) | John the Baptist | 1777 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Own parish 1879. Rebuilt 1897-1900 | |
St Luke, Lowick | Lowick | Luke | 1577 | CoE / Methodist | Egton, Lowick & Colton | ||
All Saints, Lupton | Lupton | All Saints | [4] | 1867 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | |
St Peter, Mansergh | Mansergh | Peter | [4] | 1726 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1880 |
Holy Ghost, Middleton | Middleton | Holy Spirit | [4] | 1634 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1879 |
St Thomas, Milnthorpe | Milnthorpe | Thomas | 1837 | Church of England | Heversham & Milnthorpe | ||
Christ the King, Milnthorpe | Milnthorpe | Jesus | [2] | 1947 | Roman Catholic | Kent Estuary Catholic Parish | Current building 1970 |
M:OASIS | Milnthorpe | [50] | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | Previously Milnthorpe Methodist, gave up building 2014 | ||
Trinity Church Milnthorpe | Milnthorpe | Trinity | [51] | 2016 | FIEC | Affinity. Plant from Parr Street Evangelical, Kendal | |
St Mark, Natland | Natland | Mark | [52] | Medieval | Church of England | Helm Group | Rebuilt 1735, 1825, 1909-1910 and renamed |
St Stephen, New Hutton | New Hutton | Stephen | C18th | Church of England | Helm Group | Rebuilt 1829 | |
St John the Baptist, Old Hutton | Old Hutton & Holmescales | John the Baptist | 1873 | Church of England | Helm Group | ||
St John the Evangelist, Osmotherley | Osmotherley | John the Evangelist | 1873-1874 | Church of England | Ulverston | ||
St James, Staveley | Over Staveley | James | [24] | 1865 | Church of England | Staveley, Ings & Kentmere | Replaced dilapidated St Margaret's (medieval) in village centre |
St Michael & the Holy Angels, Pennington | Pennington | Michael & Angels | [53] | Medieval | Church of England | Pennington, Lindal, Bardsea | Rebuilt 1826 |
Swarthmoor Methodist Church | Pennington (Swarthmoor) | [14] | 1864 | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | ||
St Patrick, Preston Patrick | Preston Patrick | Patrick | [4] | 1509 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1852 |
Preston Patrick Quaker Meeting | Preston Patrick | [37] | 1691 | Quakers | Kendal & Sedbergh Quakers | ||
All Saints, Satterthwaite | Satterthwaite | All Saints | [54] | C16th | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | Current building c. 1840. Own parish from Hawkshead 1881 |
St Andrew, Sedbergh | Sedbergh | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Sedbergh, Cautley, Garsdale | ||
Sedbergh Catholic Meeting | Sedbergh | [29] | Roman Catholic | Kendal Catholic Parish | Meets in St Andrew's Anglican church | ||
New Street Methodist Church, Sedbergh | Sedbergh | [16] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |||
Sedbergh United Reformed Church | Sedbergh | [19] | URC | South Lakes Church | |||
Brigflatts Meeting House | Sedbergh (Brigflatts) | [55] | 1652 | Quakers | Kendal & Sedbergh Quakers | ||
Holy Trinity, Howgill | Sedbergh (Howgill) | Trinity | 1838 | Church of England | Lune United Benefice | ||
St Mark, Cautley | Sedbergh (Cautley) | Mark | 1847 | Church of England | Sedbergh, Cautley, Garsdale | ||
Cautley Methodist Church | Sedbergh (Cautley) | [16] | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |||
St John the Baptist, Skelsmergh | Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg | John the Baptist | [21] | 1871 | Church of England | Beacon Team | |
Holy Trinity, Brathay | Skelwith (Clappersgate) | Trinity | [56] | 1836 | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | |
St Thomas, Crosscrake | Stainton (Crosscrake) | Thomas | Medieval | Church of England | Helm Group | Rebuilt 1874 | |
St Mary, Staveley-in-Cartmel | Staveley-in-Cartmel | Mary | 1537 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Restored 1897 | |
Hebron Hall | Staveley-in-Cartmel (Backbarrow) | Hebron | [57] | 1913 | Gospel Hall[58] | ||
St Oswald, Burneside | Strickland Ketel (Burneside) | Oswald of N'umbria | [21] | 1602 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Rebuilt 1881 |
St Luke, Torver | Torver | Luke | [13] | 1849 | Church of England | Coniston & Torver | Rebuilt 1884 and dedicated to St Luke |
St Mary, Ulverston | Ulverston | Mary | [59] | Medieval | Church of England | Ulverston | Mostly rebuilt 1864-1866 |
St Mary of Furness, Ulverston | Ulverston | Mary | [60] | 1824 | Roman Catholic | Ulverston & Dalston | Current building 1893-1895 |
Ulverston Methodist Church | Ulverston | [14] | late C18th | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | Current building 1818 | |
Bethany Christian Church | Ulverston | Bethany | [61] | Gospel Hall[58] | |||
Ulverston Grace Baptist Church | Ulverston | [62] | 1992 | Independent | Affinity. Plant from Free Grace Baptist, Lancaster | ||
Croftlands Community Church | Ulverston | [63] | Independent | ||||
Emmanuel Christian Centre | Ulverston | Jesus | [64] | 1876 | CCI[65] | Previously Churches of Christ then Assemblies of God | |
All Saints, Underbarrow | Underbarrow & Bradleyfield | All Saints | [8] | Medieval | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |
St Paul, Lindale | Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel (Lindale) | Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Rebuilt 1828 | |
Holy Trinity, Bardsea | Urswick (Bardsea) | Trinity | [53] | 1843-1853 | Church of England | Pennington, Lindal, Bardsea | Benefice also includes one church in Barrow-in-Furness |
SS Mary Virgin & Michael, Urswick | Urswick | Mary & Michael | [1] | Medieval | Church of England | Urswick etc | Benefice also includes one church in Barrow-in-Furness |
Urswick United Reformed Church | Urswick | [7] | URC | SW Cumbria United Area | |||
St Thomas, Selside | Whitwell & Selside | Thomas | [21] | 1709 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Rebuilt 1838 |
St Mary, Windermere | Windermere | Mary | [66] | 1847-1848 | Church of England | Windermere & Troutbeck | Own parish 1856 |
Our Lady of Windermere & St Herbert | Windermere | Mary & Herbert of D | [67] | Roman Catholic | Windermere Parish | ||
Windermere Methodist Church | Windermere | [14] | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |||
Carver Uniting Church, Windermere | Windermere | [68] | Methodist / URC | ||||
Windermere Community Church | Windermere | [69] | Assemblies of God | Moved into Heathwaite Mission building 2001 | |||
St Martin, Windermere | Windermere (Bowness) | Martin of Tours | [70] | Medieval | Church of England | Own parish 1348 | |
Lakes Christian Centre | Windermere (Bowness) | [71] | 1924 | Independent | EA. Began in Langdale | ||
St Paul, Witherslack | Witherslack, Meathop & Ulpha | Paul | [8] | 1669-1671 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team |
Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Web | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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St John the Baptist, Blawith | Blawith & Subberthwaite | John the Baptist | 1862-1863 | 1988 | Church of England | ||
St Margaret of Antioch, Low Wray | Claife (Low Wray) | Margaret the Virgin | [72] | 1845 | Church of England | ||
All Hallows Chapel, Kendal | Kendal | All Saints | [73] | Church of England | |||
St Margaret, Staveley | Over Staveley | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | C19th | Church of England | Replaced by St James's (see above) | |
St Leonard, Swarthmoor | Pennington (Swarthmoor) | Leonard of Noblac | [74] | 1882 | Church of England | ||
Graythwaite Mission Room | Satterthwaite (Graythwaite) | Church of England | |||||
Holy Trinity, Ulverston | Ulverston | Trinity | 1829-1832 | 1976 | Church of England | ||
Sandside Gospel Hall | Kirkby Ireleth | [75] | 2010 | Gospel Hall[58] |
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