Irthington, Cumberland

Description
Irthington, a village and a parish in Cumberland. The village stands on the right side of the river Irthing, near the Roman wall, 3 miles from Brampton Junction station on the N.E.R., and has a post office under Carlisle; money order and telegraph office, Brampton. The parish contains also the villages of Newby, Laversdale, and Newtown. Acreage, 7390; population, 764. The Nook, formerly the manor house, is a farmhouse. A castle stood-here in the Norman times, perhaps also in the Saxon times, but is now represented by only a mound. Many ancient coins have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; gross value, £43 with residence. The church is Transition Norman, was originally built all of Roman stone, and shows indications of having been the scene of fierce encounters in the times of the Border feuds. The nave and aisles were restored in 1849, and the chancel in 1853.