Thursby, Cumberland

Description
Thursby, a village and a parish in Cumberland, divided nto four townsliips. The village lies 1 mile N of Curthwaite station on the Maryport and Carlisle railway, 5 miles ENE of Wigton, and 6 W of Carlisle. It is said to have got its name from a temple of Thor, and has a post office under Carlisle; money order and telegraph office, Dalston. Acreage of parish, 3119 of land and 23 of water; population, 548. There is a parish council of nine members. The Earl of Lons-dale is lord of the manor. The parish includes Crofton, Parton, and Micklethwaite. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £260 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church, rebuilt in 1846, in the Early English style (on the site of a former Norman structure), consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and western tower, with a peal of six bells.