In memory of the Reverend Leslie Price (1930–2026) — Rector of Gilcrux for thirty-one years, and a historian who understood that the past belongs to everyone.

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A picture to accompany the post About Gilcrux Archive, the archive exists to keep the story of a West Cumbrian parish alive — census records, family histories, photographs and local stories, open to all.

About Gilcrux Archive

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MISSIONThe Gilcrux Community Archive exists to keep the story of your parish alive. […]
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A fountain pen with a wooden barrel and blue cap rests on an open notebook filled with handwritten text in blue ink. Shallow depth of field blurs the left-hand page softly.

The Visitors Book

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Enjoyed your visit? Leave us a note to help others understand what this […]
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shooting star on night sky

THE HALL IN THE FIELD

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The comet of 975 blazed over a kingdom in transition […]
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bokeh photo of chess pieces

THE LONG CENTURY

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While Hastings burns, Gilcrux farms. […]
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ancient fresco of a woman in red and gold

RESEARCHING BEATRICE DE MOLLE

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Beatrice is visible only through the acts of men. […]
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BEFORE AND AFTER THE MONASTERIES

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A village that had supported a church for generations could no longer pay […]
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Detail from the 1749 Church Terrier for St Mary's Church, Gilcrux, showing the closing lines of the document and the signatures of William Walker, Vicar, and churchwardens John Mordin and Richard Thompson. The document references Statute 21 Henry VIII, Chapter 6

BUT FOR AN INFANT ONLY SIXPENCE

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A forty percent reduction on death, if you died small enough […]
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IN THE NEWSPAPERS (GILCRUX 1700s)

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A few days ago at Irene, Mr. Thomas Thompson to Miss Molly Younghusband […]
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Detail of a handwritten letter dated 1786, signed by John Penny of Warthole, Plumbland — steward to the Dykes family of Gilcrux — to Miss Mary Dykes, closing with best wishes from his wife and subscribing himself "Your most humble Servant to Command."

GILCRUX 1750-1950: JOHN PENNY WRITES TO MARY DYKES

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I have let your Estate to your old Farmers til you be at […]
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GILCRUX 1750-1950: WILLIAM QUAYLE and WILLIAMSON PEILE

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Sarah and Elizabeth Peile maintained involvement in the village colliery until the 1852 […]
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