Kirkby Ireleth is a

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in the South Lakeland district of the

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county of

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. It includes the villages of Grizebeck and

Kirkby-in-Furness Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it's located close to the Lake District National Park. It is about south of Broughto ...

; and the hamlets of Beanthwaite, Beck Side, Chapels, Soutergate, Wall End and

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. The parish had a population of 1,247 at the 2001 Census.Office for National Statistics: ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland''
Retrieved 26 October 2010 At the 2011 census Kirkby Ireleth was grouped with Angerton giving a total population of 1,174.

Notable people

* Barnet Burns (1805–1860), sailor and one of the New Zealand's first

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Margaret Fell Margaret Fell orMargaret Fox ( Askew, formerly Fell; 1614 – 23 April 1702) was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends. Known popularly as the "mother of Quakerism," she is considered one of the Valiant Sixty early Quaker preachers and m ...

(1614–1702), theologian and co-founder of Quakerism * Henry 'Harry' Gifford (1884–1952), professional

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footballer who played for Barrow,

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and

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References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Kirkby Ireleth
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Civil parishes in Cumbria South Lakeland District {{Cumbria-geo-stub

Notable people

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