The Religious Census of Cumbria, 1851: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness

By: Munden, Alan

An edition, with introduction and notes, of the unique census for religious worship, in north-east England.

In 1851, for the only time in British history, a count of those attending any place of religious worship was held alongside the usual decennial census of the population. Its purpose was to investigate the extent of church and chapel attendance, and to identify where more places of worship were required - but as an incidental consequence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085444078X
• ISBN13: 9780854440788
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Surtees Society
• Length: 487 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.6"