Kirkandrews (also known as Kirkandrews-on-Esk distinguishing it from

Kirkandrews-on-Eden Kirkandrews-on-Eden or Kirkandrews-upon-Eden, in the past known as Kirkanders, is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Beaumont, in the Carlisle District of the county of Cumbria, England. The village is found 4 miles N ...

), is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

City of Carlisle The City of Carlisle ( , ) is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns ...

district,

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

, England. The parish includes the hamlet of

Moat A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive ...

. At the 2011 census it had a population of 493. The parish is bordered to the west and north by

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

, Scotland; to the north east by

Nicholforest Nicholforest is a civil parish in Cumbria, England bordering Scotland. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 372. The parish covers an area that extends about 10 miles east to west and 2 miles north to south. The area ...

, and to the south by

Arthuret Arthuret is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,434, increasing to 2,471 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town of Longtown and the village of Easton. It is ...

. The area of the parish is . There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.

Listed buildings

there are 13

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s in the parish, of which three are at grade II* and the others at grade II.

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1934 from Kirkandrews Middle, Kirkandrews Moat and Kirkandrews Nether.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Kirkandrews Middle Quarter
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Cumbria County History Trust: Kirkandrews Nether Quarter
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Cumbria County History Trust: Kirkandrews Moat Quarter
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) * Civil parishes in Cumbria City of Carlisle {{Cumbria-geo-stub