England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Milburn St Cuthbert

The Parish

Milburn parish is situated in the far northeast of Westmorland, bordering neighbouring Cumberland. Formerly a chapelry of Kirkby Thore parish, the parish was formed in 1753 in its own right. Milburn sits on the edge of the Pennines, indeed the highest hill in the Pennine chain, Great Dun Fell, lies about 4 miles northeast of the village. Milburn is away from all major roads being some 3 miles east of the Pennine crossing A66 which run from Penrith across into Durham and North Yorkshire. The village sits on a Roman road (Maiden Way) and probably has its origins as a way station on that route. The village is compact and upland at 200 metres above sea level. The parish is largely upland grazing and covers just over 5,000 acres, there is a compact village where most of the parishioners live the head count being approximately 350. In common with most of northern England Milburn was not mentioned in Domesday book.

The Church

St Cuthbert's church sits below the main village centre on a lane which heads to the small stream (Milburn Beck) that drains through the village. The church is a relatively small structure consisting only of a nave, chancel and a southern aisle; there is no tower merely a bellcote above the nave. There are features which indicate an early church, Norman doorway and some masonry, but most is from the great building period of the 14th century.