Allhallows is a

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in the

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district of

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, England. The largest settlement in the parish is Fletchertown, and the parish also contains the hamlets of Baggrow, Harbybrow and Watchhill. The population at the 2021 census was 527.

History

Allhallows was historically a

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within the

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Aspatria Aspatria is a town and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. The town rests on the north side of the Ellen Valley, overlooking a panoramic view of the countryside, with Skiddaw to the South and the Solway Firth to the North. Its dev ...

. It took its name from a

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dedicated to Allhallows (All Saints), which was built in the 12th century to serve the eastern part of Aspatria parish. By the 18th century, Allhallows was deemed a separate parish. Fletchertown was developed as a mining village in the 19th century, growing to become the largest settlement in the parish. A new church, also dedicated to Allhallows, was completed in 1899 at a new site on the main road between Fletchertown and Watchhill.

Governance

There are two tiers of local government covering Allhallows, at

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and

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level: Allhallows Parish Council and

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. The parish council meets at the Allhallows Centre in Fletchertown.

Demography

At the 2021 census, the population was 527. The population had been 548 at the 2001 census and 546 at the 2011 Census.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Allhallows
(nb: provisional research only)
Allhallows Parish Council

Allhallows Community Centre
Civil parishes in Cumbria Cumberland (unitary authority) {{Cumbria-geo-stub

History

Governance

Demography

See also

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