Hayton, Cumberland

Description
Hayton, a village and a parish in Brampton union, Cumberland. The village stands at the confluence of the rivers Irthing and Gelt, half a mile NW of How Mill railway station, 2 1/4 miles S of Brampton, and 321 from London, and has a post office under Carlisle; money order and telegraph office, Warwick Bridge. The parish also includes Talkin, Little Corby, Faugh, and Fenton. Acreage, 7845; population of civil parish, 1254; of ecclesiastical parish of Hayton with Talkin, 1057. The manor belongs to the Earl of Carlisle. Edmond Castle and Stone House are chief residences. Much of the surface is upland and abounds in game. Talkin tarn is a lakelet, about a mile in circuit. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Talkin, in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £312 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church has a small square tower and several stained glass memorial windows, was partly restored in 1842, and completely restored in 1888. There is a chapel of ease at Talkin. There are also Wesleyan chapels at Corby Hill and Fenton, an endowed school, and newsrooms for the working classes at Hayton.