List of churches in Copeland

The following is a list of churches in the former Borough of Copeland in Cumbria. This area is now part of the Cumberland unitary authority area.

The parishes of Parton, Lowca and Lowside Quarter do not appear to have any active churches.

The former borough has an estimated 71 churches for 70,603 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 994 people.

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.

Arlecdon

Beckermet

Bootle

Cleator

Egremont

Eskdale

Gosforth

Haile

Irton

Lamplugh

Millom

Moresby

Muncaster

Ponsonby

Calder Bridge

St Bees

Waberthwaite

Corney

Wasdale Head

Nether Wasdale

Whicham

Whitbeck

Medieval parish churches in Copeland

List

Name	Civil parish (settlement)	Dedication	Web	Founded	Denomination	Benefice	Notes
St Michael, Arlecdon	Arlecdon & Frizington (Arlecdon)	Michael	[1]	Medieval	Church of England	Crosslacon Team	Rebuilt 1829. Threatened with closure 2014-2016[2]
St Paul, Frizington	Arlecdon & Frizington (Frizington)	Paul	[1]	1868	Church of England	Crosslacon Team
St Joseph, Frizington	Arlecdon & Frizington (Frizington)	Joseph	[3]	1872	Roman Catholic	Cleator & Frizington	Current building 1896-1897. Single parish with Cleator 2000
St John's Methodist Church, Frizington	Arlecdon & Frizington (Frizington)	John ?	[4]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC
St John, Beckermet	Beckermet	John ?	[5]	Medieval	Church of England	Beckermet & Ponsonby	Rebuilt 1878-1879
Thornhill Mission Church	Beckermet (Thornhill)		[5]		Church of England	Beckermet & Ponsonby
St Michael & All Angels, Bootle	Bootle	Michael & Angels	[6]	Medieval	Church of England	Black Combe Churches
St John the Evangelist, Cleator Moor	Cleator Moor	John the Evangelist	[1]	1870-1872	Church of England	Crosslacon Team	Church closed 2017, services continuing in the church hall[7]
Wath Brow Mission Church	Cleator Moor		[1]	1890	Church of England	Crosslacon Team	Originally a Methodist chapel on other site, pulled down & relocated
St Mary, Cleator	Cleator Moor	Mary	[3]	1869-1872	Roman Catholic	Cleator & Frizington	First Catholic church in town, dedicated to St Bega, opened 1853[8]
Cleator Moor Methodist Church	Cleator Moor		[4]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC
St Leonard, Cleator	Cleator Moor (Cleator)	Leonard of Noblac	[1]	12th century	Church of England	Crosslacon Team
Holy Spirit, Distington	Distington	Holy Spirit	[9]	1884-1886	Church of England	Distington
St Peter, Drigg	Drigg and Carleton	Peter	[10]	1850	Church of England	Seascale and Drigg
SS Mary & Michael, Egremont	Egremont	Mary & Michael	[11]	1220	Church of England	Egremont & Haile Team	Rebuilt 1880
St Mary, Egremont	Egremont	Mary	[12]		Roman Catholic	Egremont & Seascale	Own parish 1878[13]
Egremont Methodist Church	Egremont		[14]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC	Current building 1876
St John the Evangelist, Bigrigg	Egremont (Bigrigg)	John the Evangelist	[11]	1880	Church of England	Egremont & Haile Team
Emmanuel Church, Moor Row	Egremont (Moor Row)	Jesus	[15]		Unknown
St Mary, Ennerdale	Ennerdale & Kinniside (E'dale Bridge)	Mary	[16]	Medieval	Church of England	Lamplugh with Ennerdale	Rebuilt 1858 as church (previously chapel)
St Catherine, Eskdale	Eskdale	Catherine of Alexandria	[17]	Medieval	Church of England	Eskdale Benefice	Rebuilt 1881
St Bega, Eskdale	Eskdale (Eskdale Green)	Bega	[18]	1997	Church of England	Eskdale Benefice	Built as a school and adopted as a church
St Mary, Gosforth	Gosforth	Mary	[19]	8th century	Church of England	Gosforth
Gosforth Methodist Church	Gosforth		[4]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC
Haile Parish Church	Haile	None	[11]	Medieval	Church of England	Egremont & Haile Team
St Paul, Irton	Irton with Santon	Paul	[17]	Medieval	Church of England	Eskdale Benefice	Rebuilt 1856
St Michael, Lamplugh	Lamplugh	Michael	[16]	Medieval	Church of England	Lamplugh with Ennerdale	Rebuilt 1870
Kirkland Mission Church	Lamplugh (Kirkland)		[16]	1886	Church of England	Lamplugh with Ennerdale	Occasional Methodist services since closure of Kirkland Meth Ch 1995[20]
Holy Trinity, Millom	Millom	Trinity	[21]	12th century	Church of England	Millom Benefice
St George, Millom	Millom	George	[21]	1874-1877	Church of England	Millom Benefice
Our Lady & St James, Millom	Millom	Mary & James	[22]	1868	Roman Catholic	Millom & Coniston	Rebuilt 1888
Millom Baptist Church	Millom		[23]	1867	Baptist Union		Rebuilt 1884
Millom Methodist Church	Millom		[24]	1872	Methodist Church	SW Lakes Meth/URC Area
Millom Community Church	Millom		[25]	2011	Assemblies of God
St Luke, Haverigg	Millom (Haverigg)	Luke	[21]	1890	Church of England	Millom Benefice
St Anne, Thwaites	Millom Without (Thwaites)	Anne	[26]	Medieval	Church of England	Millom Benefice	Rebuilt as parish church 1854
St Bridget, Moresby	Moresby	Brigid of Kildare	[27]	Medieval	Church of England	Moresby	Rebuilt 1823
St Mark's Village Church, Moresby Parks	Moresby (Moresby Parks)	Mark	[4]		CoE / Methodist
St Michael & All Angels, Muncaster	Muncaster	Michael & Angels	[17]	12th century	Church of England	Eskdale Benefice
Ponsonby Parish Church	Ponsonby	Dedication lost	[5]	Medieval	Church of England	Beckermet & Ponsonby
St Bridget's, Calder Bridge	Ponsonby (Calder Bridge)	Brigid of Kildare	[5]	1842	Church of England	Beckermet & Ponsonby
Old St Bridget's, Calder Bridge	Ponsonby (Calder Bridge)	Brigid of Kildare	[5]	Medieval	Church of England	Beckermet & Ponsonby
St Cuthbert, Seascale	Seascale	Cuthbert	[28]	1881	Church of England	Seascale and Drigg	Current building 1890
St Joseph, Seascale	Seascale	Joseph	[29]	1960	Roman Catholic	Egremont & Seascale	Private premises used from 1953
Seascale Methodist Church	Seascale		[4]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC
Priory Church of SS Mary & Bega, St Bees	St Bees	Mary & Bega	[30]	12th century	Church of England	St Bees
St Bees Methodist Church	St Bees		[4]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC
St John the Baptist, Ulpha	Ulpha	John the Baptist	[31]	16th century	Church of England	Broughton & Duddon	Benefice also includes several churches in South Lakeland
St John, Waberthwaite	Waberthwaite	John ?	[17]	12th century	Church of England	Eskdale Benefice
St John the Baptist, Corney	Waberthwaite (Corney)	John the Baptist	[6]	Medieval	Church of England	Black Combe Churches
St Michael & All Angels, Nether Wasdale	Wasdale (Nether Wasdale)	Michael & Angels	[19]	15th century	Church of England	Gosforth
St Olaf, Wasdale Head	Wasdale (Wasdale Head)	Olaf II of Norway	[19]	Medieval	Church of England	Gosforth	Only dedicated to St Olaf in 1977
Keekle Mission Room	Weddicar (Keekle)		[32]		Church of England	Hensingham
St Mary, Whicham	Whicham	Mary	[6]	12th century	Church of England	Black Combe Churches
St Mary, Whitbeck	Whicham (Whitbeck)	Mary	[6]	13th century	Church of England	Black Combe Churches
St Nicholas Tower Chapel, Whitehaven	Whitehaven	Nicholas	[33]	1693	Church of England	Whitehaven Parish	Most of church burnt down 1971; tower still used for services
St James, Whitehaven	Whitehaven	James	[33]	1753	Church of England	Whitehaven Parish
St Begh's Priory, Whitehaven	Whitehaven	Bega	[34]	1761	Roman Catholic	Whitehaven (Catholic)	Current church 1864-1868
Whitehaven URC	Whitehaven		[35]	1695	United Reformed
Whitehaven Salvation Army	Whitehaven		[36]		Salvation Army
New Life Church, Whitehaven	Whitehaven		[37]	1920	FIEC		Affinity. Assemblies of God church until 2016[38]
Grace Church Whitehaven	Whitehaven		[39]	2014	Newfrontiers
Sandhills Lane Church, Whitehaven	Whitehaven		[40]		Brethren
St John, Hensingham	Whitehaven (Hensingham)	John ?	[41]	1911-1913	Church of England	Hensingham	Replaced earlier chapel nearby of 1790
Hensingham Methodist Church	Whitehaven (Hensingham)		[4]		Methodist Church	Whitehaven MC
St Peter, Kells	Whitehaven (Kells)	Peter	[42]	1938	Church of England	Kells
St Mary, Kells	Whitehaven (Kells)	Mary	[43]	1927	Roman Catholic	Kells & Mirehouse	Own parish 1943.[13] Rebuilt 1961
St Andrew, Mirehouse	Whitehaven (Mirehouse)	Andrew	[44]	1955	Church of England	Mirehouse
St Benedict, Mirehouse	Whitehaven (Mirehouse)	Benedict of Nursia	[45]	c. 1961	Roman Catholic	Kells & Mirehouse	Own parish 1961[13]
Woodbank Community Church	Whitehaven (Woodhouse)		[46]		Elim