Arlecdon, a township and a parish in Cumberland, 4 3/4 miles E by N of Parton railway station, and 5 1/2 ENE of Whitehaven. The parish also includes the townships of Frizington and Whillimore, and has a post office under Carnforth, and a station for goods on the Cleator and Workington Junction railway. Arlecdon and Frizington are governed by a local board. Area of township, 3649 acres; population, 5696. The area of the parish is 5556 acres; population, 5697. Coal, lime, and ironstone are worked, and there is a good chalybeate spring. The living is a vicarage with Frizington, in the diocese of Carlisle; joint gross value, £230 per annum. Patron, the Bishop of Carlisle. There are two churches—St Michael, the parish church, and St Paul, at Frizington. There is also a Wesleyan chapel.
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