List of churches in Cumbria

Lists of churches in Cumbria may be found in the six lists for each of the ceremonial county's former constituent districts.

Church of England churches in most of Cumbria are in the Diocese of Carlisle, although an area including Alston Moor is in the Diocese of Newcastle.

Places of worship other than Anglican churches are listed in the Places of worship registered for marriage, the register produced under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855.

Cumberland List of churches in Allerdale List of churches in the City of Carlisle List of churches in Copeland

Westmorland and Furness List of places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness List of churches in Eden District List of churches in South Lakeland

A summary of statistics is given below.

Unitary authorityCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessFormer districtCarlisleAllerdaleCopelandEdenSouth LakelandBarrow-in-FurnessTotalListListListListListListTotal churches981217112114733591Population (2016 est.)108,40096,42270,60353,000104,00067,300508,725Inhabitants per church1,1067979944387072,039861By denomination*Church of England546845728714340Methodist1318933286107Roman Catholic788310743United Reformed34115317Baptist Union14319Others212471018484 *numbers may not add to total due to some churches counting towards more than one denomination

Map of medieval parish churches 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.

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