People Buried in Cumberland

Historical County of England

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GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS IN THE COUNTY OF : CUMBRIA

List of Towns

The following list will probably need refining as not all places have cemeteries

Names with Bold links are to Geni profiles or projects. Other links take you to external biographical web pages

A

• Abbey Holme
• Addingham
• Aikton
• Ainstable
• Allithwaite - was Lancashire

• Alithwaite, St. Mary - Churchyard
  

• Allhallows
• Allonby
• Alston
• Ambleside

• Ambleside, Hawkshead Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
  

• Arlecdon
• Armathwaite
• Arthuret
• Aspatria
  

B

• Barrow-in-Furness

commonly known as Barrow) is a town and seaport in the county of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with adjacent districts in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness.

• Barrow-in-Furness, Thornecliffe Cemetery and Crematorium
  

• Samuel Wassall VC WIKI
  

• Bassenthwaite
• Beaumont
• Beckermet

• Beckermet Cemetery
  
• Beckermet St. Bridget Churchyard
  
• Beckermet St. John Churchyard
  

• Bewcastle
• Bolton
• Bootle
• Borrowdale
• Bowness
• Brampton
• Bridekirk
• Brigham
• Bromfield
• Broughton-in-Furness

• St Mary Magdalene Cemetery
  

• Burgh by Sands
• Buttermere

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C

• Caldbeck
• Calder Bridge
• Camerton
• Cannonby Cross
• Carlatton (ex. par.)
• Carlisle

• Carlisle Cathedral
  
• Carlisle Cemetery
  
• Carlisle Civilian War Dead
  
• Carlisle Crematorium
  
• Carlisle Dalton Road Cemetery
  
• Carlisle, Richardson Street Cemetery
  
• Carlisle St. Cuthbert Churchyard
  
• Carlisle, St. John the Evangelist Churchyard
  
• Carlisle, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Churchyard
  
• Carlisle St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard
  
• Carlisle Stanwix Cemetery Kingstown Road
  
• Carlisle Upperby Cemetery
  

• Castle Carrock
• Castle Sowerby
• Castlerigg

• Castlerigg, St. John Churchyard
  

• Cleator
• Cockermouth
• Coniston

• St. Andrew's Churchyard, Coniston
  

• James Hewitson VC WIKI
  

• Copeland Forest (ex. par.)
• Corney
• Croglin
• Crosby on Eden

• Crosby on Eden, St. John the Evangelist
  

• Crosscanonby
• Crosthwaite
• Culgaith
• Cumrew
• Cumwhitton

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D

• Dacre
• Dalston
• Dean
• Dearham
• Denton - see Upper & Nether Denton
• Distington
• Drigg

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E

• Edenhall
• Egremont

• Egremont Cemetery
  

• Harry Christian VC WIKI
  

• Embleton
• Ennerdale
• Eskdale

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F

• Farlam
• Flimby

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G

• Garrigill
• Gilcrux

• Gilcrux, St. Mary Cemetery
  

• Great Orton
• Gosforth

• Gosforth Parish Churchyard
  
• Gosforth, St. Mary Cemetery
  

• Great Salkeld
• Greystoke
• Grinsdale

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H

• Haile
• Harrington
• Hayton
• Hensingham
• Hesket in the Forest
• Highhead
• Holm Cultram
• Hutton in the Forest

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I

• Ireby
• Irthington
• Irton
• Isell
• Ivegill (or Highhead)

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K

• Keswick
• Kingmoor (ex. par.)
• Kirkandrews on Eden
• Kirkandrews on Esk
• Kirkbampton
• Kirkbride
• Kirkby Beacock
• Kirkcambeck
• Kirkland
• Kirklinton
• Kirkoswald

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L

• Lamplugh
• Lanercost
• Langwathby
• Lazonby
• Longtown
• Lorton
• Loweswater

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M

• Maryport
• Matterdale
• Melmerby
• Millom
• Moresby
• Mosser
• Muncaster
• Mungrisdale
• Murton

• War Memorial Cemetery
  

• Nether Denton
• Nether Wasdale
• Newlands
• Newton Regny
• Nichol Forest

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• Orton
• Ousby
• Over Denton

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P

• Penrith
• Plumbland
• Plumpton Wall
• Ponsonby

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R

• Raughtonhead
• Ravenglass
• Renwick
• Rockcliffe

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S

• Scaleby
• Sebergham
• Setmurthy
• Skelton
• St. Bees
• Stanwix
• Stapleton

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T

• Thornthwaite
• Threlkeld

• Threlkeld, St. John in the Vale Cemetery
  

• Thursby
• Thwaites
• Torpenhow

• Torpenhow, St. Michael Cemetery
  

U

• Uldale
• Ulpha
• Upper Denton

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W

• Waberthwaite
• Walton
• Warwick
• Wasdale Head
• Watermillock
• Westward
• Wetheral
• Whicham

• St. Mary's Churchyard
  

• Tom Fletcher Mayson VC WIKI
  

• Whitbeck
• Whitehaven
• Whitehave Holy Trinity Churchyard
• Whitehave St. James Churchyard
• Whitehave St. Nicholas Churchyard
• Wigton
• Workington
• Workington St. John Churchyard
• Workington, St. Michael Churchyard
• Wreay
• Wythburn

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