# List of churches in the City of Carlisle

The following is a list of churches in the former City of Carlisle district in Cumbria. This area is now part of the Cumberland unitary authority area.

## Map of medieval parish churches

For the purposes of this map medieval is taken to be pre-1485. It is of note that Cumbria, unlike most parts of England, saw a sustained programme of church building during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more remote parts of the district were settled.

## List
### Active churches

The district has an estimated 98 churches for 108,400 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,106 people.
The following civil parishes have no active churches: Askerton, Carlatton, Kingmoor, Midgeholme, Solport and Upper Denton.
| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
| St Michael, Burgh by Sands | Burgh by Sands | Michael | Medieval | Church of England | East Solway Churches | Benefice also includes two churches in Allerdale |
| Thurstonfield Methodist Church | Burgh by Sands (Thurstonfield) | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| St Mary, Beaumont | Beaumont | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | East Solway Churches | |
| Monkhill Methodist Church | Beaumont (Monkhill) | | 1840s | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | Building 1858, rebuilt 1904 |
| St Giles, Great Orton | Orton | Giles | Medieval | Church of England | East Solway Churches | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Rockcliffe | Rockcliffe | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Rockcliffe & Blackford | Rebuilt 1848 |
| St John the Baptist, Blackford | Westlinton (Blackford) | John the Baptist | 1870 | Church of England | Rockcliffe & Blackford | |
| St Michael, Dalston | Dalston | Michael | Medieval | Church of England | Dalston etc | Rebuilt 1890 |
| Dalston Methodist Church | Dalston | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| St John, Cumdivock | Dalston (Cumdivock) | John ? | 1870s | Church of England | Dalston etc | |
| All Saints, Raughton Head | Dalston (Raughton Head) | All Saints | pre-C17th | Church of England | Dalston etc | Current building and church (prev. chapel) 1678 |
| St Mary, Wreay | St Cuthbert Without (Wreay) | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Dalston etc | Rebuilt 1840-1842 |
| St John the Evangelist, Houghton | Stanwix Rural (Houghton) | John the Evangelist | 1839 | Church of England | Houghton with Kingsmoor | |
| St Peter, Kingmoor | Carlisle (Kingmoor) | Peter | 1930 | Church of England | Houghton with Kingsmoor | |
| St Mark, Belah | Carlisle (Belah) | Mark | 1951 | Church of England | Stanwix | |
| St Michael, Stanwix | Carlisle (Stanwix) | Michael | 1841 | Church of England | Stanwix | Grade II listed |
| Holy Trinity, Carlisle | Carlisle | Trinity | 1828 | Church of England | Holy Trinity & St Barnabas | Current building 1982 |
| St Barnabas, Carlisle | Carlisle | Barnabas | 1899 | Church of England | Holy Trinity & St Barnabas | Firstly a mission hall, current building 1935 |
| St Luke, Morton | Carlisle | Luke | 1958 | Church of England | | |
| St James, Carlisle | Carlisle (Denton Holme) | James | 1865-1867 | Church of England | Denton Holme | |
| Carlisle Cathedral | Carlisle | Holy & Undivided Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| St Cuthbert, Carlisle | Carlisle | Cuthbert | Ancient | Church of England | | Rebuilt 1778 |
| St John the Evangelist, Carlisle | Carlisle | John the Evangelist | 1864-1867 | Church of England | SS John & Andrew | |
| St Andrew, Botcherby | Carlisle (Botcherby) | Andrew | late C19th | Church of England | SS John & Andrew | |
| St Aidan, Carlisle | Carlisle | Aidan of Lindisfarne | 1899-1902 | Church of England | | Grade II listed |
| The Way, Carlisle | Carlisle | | | Church of England | | |
| St Herbert, Carlisle | Carlisle | Herbert of Derwentwater | 1932 | Church of England | | |
| St John the Baptist, Upperby | Carlisle (Upperby) | John the Baptist | 1840 | Church of England | | |
| St Elisabeth, Harraby | Carlisle | Elizabeth | 1967 | Church of England | | |
| Our Lady & St Joseph, Carlisle | Carlisle | Mary & Joseph | 1800s | Roman Catholic | Our Lady of Eden | First building 1820s, current building 1891-1893 |
| Christ the King, Carlisle | Carlisle | Jesus | 1954-1955 | Roman Catholic | Sacred Heart Parish | |
| St Margaret Mary, Carlisle | Carlisle | Margaret Mary Alacoque | | Roman Catholic | Sacred Heart Parish | |
| St Augustine, Carlisle | Carlisle | Augustine ? | | Roman Catholic | | |
| St Bede, Carlisle | Carlisle | Bede | 1866 | Roman Catholic | Cumbrian Martyrs Parish | Rebuilt on new site 1959 |
| St Edmund, Carlisle | Carlisle | Edmund Campion | 1972-1973 | Roman Catholic | Cumbrian Martyrs Parish | Parish formed by merger 2017 |
| Carlisle Baptist Church | Carlisle | | pre-1809 | FIEC | | |
| Newtown Methodist Church | Carlisle | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| Wigton Road Methodist Church | Carlisle | | 1928-1929 | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| Methodists @ Tithe Barn | Carlisle | | 1922 | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | Formed 2006 by remnants of Carlisle Central Methodist |
| Upperby Methodist Church | Carlisle (Upperby) | | 1901 | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| St George's United Reformed Church | Carlisle | George | 1862-1863 | URC | | Sold old building 2014, meets in smaller building |
| The Border Kirk | Carlisle | | 1832 | Church of Scotland | | 2004 union of congregations in Carlisle and Longtown |
| Lowther Street Congregational Church | Carlisle | | 1658 (?) | Cong Federation | | Met in Annetwell St 1781-1843. Current building 1843 |
| Carlisle Salvation Army | Carlisle | | | Salvation Army | | |
| Carlisle Quaker Meeting | Carlisle | | 1693 | Quakers | Cumberland Area Quakers | |
| Carlisle Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Carlisle | | 1944 | 7th-Day Adventist | | |
| Carlisle Church of the Nazarene | Carlisle | | | Nazarene | | |
| Elim Community Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | | 1927 | Elim | | From 1979 met in old St Paul's Anglican church |
| Elim Free Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | | 1939 | Elim Bible Pattern | | Formed out of a split in the Elim movement |
| Revive City Church | Carlisle | Jesus | 2004 | Newfrontiers | | A ChristCentral Church, part of the Newfrontiers family - formerly King's Church Carlisle |
| Carlisle Vineyard Church | Carlisle | | 2013 | Vineyard | | Planted from Causeway Coast Vineyard, Coleraine |
| Morton Park Hall | Carlisle | | 1954 | Gospel Hall | | |
| Hebron Evangelical Church | Carlisle | Hebron | 1895 | Gospel Hall | | EA |
| Carlisle City Church | Carlisle | | | Independent | | Meets in Lowther Street Congregational |
| Carlisle Christian Fellowship | Carlisle | | 1978 | Independent | | EA |
| Eden Community Church | Carlisle | | | Independent | | |
| Church-in-Reach | Carlisle | | 1939 | Independent | | Previously Raffles Community Church |
| Victory Church Carlisle | Carlisle | | | Independent | | |
| Grace Evangelical Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | | | Independent | | |
| Lighthouse Baptist Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | | | Independent | | |
| St James, Cummersdale | Cummersdale | James | 1927 | Church of England | Denton Holme | |
| All Saints, Scotby | Wetheral (Scotby) | All Saints | 1854 | Church of England | Scotby, Cotehill, Cumwhinton | |
| St John the Evangelist, Cotehill | Wetheral (Cotehill) | John the Evangelist | 1868 | Church of England | Scotby, Cotehill, Cumwhinton | |
| Cotehill Methodist Church | Wetheral (Cotehill) | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| Holy Trinity & St Constantine, Wetheral | Wetheral | Trinity & Constantine (?) | Medieval | Church of England | Eden Churches | |
| Wetheral Methodist Church | Wetheral | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| St Paul, Holme Eden | Wetheral (Warwick Bridge) | Paul | 1845 | Church of England | Eden Churches | |
| Our Lady & St Wilfrid, Warwick Bridge | Wetheral (Warwick Bridge) | Mary & Wilfrid | 1841 | Roman Catholic | Our Lady of Eden | Parish formed by merger 2011 with Our Lady Carlisle |
| St Mary the Virgin, Cumwhitton | Cumwhitton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Cumrew | Cumrew | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1890 |
| St Peter, Castle Carrock | Castle Carrock | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1828 |
| Talkin Chapel | Hayton (Talkin) | Unknown | 1842 | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | |
| St Mary Magdalene, Hayton | Hayton | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1780 |
| Corby Hill Methodist Church | Hayton (Corby Hill) | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| St Thomas a Becket, Farlam | Farlam | Thomas Becket | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1860 |
| St John the Evangelist, Crosby-on-Eden | Stanwix Rural (Crosby-on-E) | John the Evangelist | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1854 |
| All Saints, Scaleby | Scaleby | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | |
| St Kentigern, Irthington | Irthington | Mungo | Medieval | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | |
| St Martin, Brampton | Brampton | Martin of Tours | 1789 | Church of England | Eden, Gelt & Irthing Team | Rebuilt 1878. Replaced old church (see below) |
| Brampton Methodist Church | Brampton | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| Brampton United Reformed Church | Brampton | | | URC | | |
| Bethesda Evangelical Church, Brampton | Brampton | Pool of Bethesda | | Gospel Hall | | |
| St Michael & All Angels, Arthuret | Arthuret | Michael & Angels | 1609 | Church of England | Esk Parishes | |
| Longtown Methodist Church | Arthuret (Longtown) | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |
| St Andrew, Kirkandrews-on-Esk | Kirkandrews | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Esk Parishes | Rebuilt C17th, 1775 |
| St Nicholas, Nicholforest | Nicholforest | Nicholas | 1866 | Church of England | Esk Parishes | |
| St Cuthbert, Kirklinton | Kirklinton Middle | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | Current building 1845-1846 |
| St Mary, Hethersgill | Hethersgill | Mary | 1876 | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | |
| St Mary, Stapleton | Stapleton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | Rebuilt 1830 |
| St Cuthbert, Bewcastle | Bewcastle | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Bewcastle, Stapleton etc | |
| Bewcastle United Reformed Church | Bewcastle | | | URC | | |
| St Mary, Walton | Walton | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | Rebuilt 1811, 1869-1870 |
| St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost | Burtholme (Lanercost) | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | Previously the church of Lanercost Priory |
| St Cuthbert, Nether Denton | Nether Denton (Low Row) | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | Rebuilt 1868 |
| Lees Hill Mission Hall | Kingwater | | | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | |
| St Mary Magdalene, Gilsland | Waterhead (Gilsland) | Mary Magdalene | 1851-1854 | Church of England | Lanercost, Walton, Gilsland | |
| Gilsland Methodist Church | Waterhead (Gilsland) | | | Methodist | North Cumbria Circuit | |

### Defunct churches

| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
| St Mary, Carlisle | Carlisle | Mary | Medieval | | Church of England | Stood in cathedral grounds, now demolished |
| Christ Church, Carlisle | Carlisle | Jesus | 1830 | 1938 | Church of England | Demolished 1953 |
| St Stephen, Carlisle | Carlisle | Stephen | 1865 | 1964 | Church of England | |
| St Paul, Carlisle | Carlisle | Paul | | 1979 | Church of England | Building now home to Elim church (see above) |
| St Alban's Chapel | Carlisle | Alban | Medieval | | Church of England | Long demolished |
| Union Street Wesleyan Methodist Church | Carlisle | | | | Methodist | |
| South John Street Wesleyan Methodist Church | Carlisle | | | | Methodist | |
| Fisher Street Presbyterian Church | Carlisle | | 1730s | 1986 | Presbyterian | Rebuilt 1894 |
| Etterby Presbyterian Mission Hall | Carlisle | | 1881 | 1947 | Presbyterian | Demolished late 1960s |
| Denton Street Chapel | Carlisle | | 1872 | 1910s | Church of Christ | Later used by Unitarians, demolished 1966 |
| Cecil Street Primitive Methodist Chapel | Carlisle | | mid-C19th | 1965 | Methodist | |
| Milbourne Street Mission | Carlisle | | | | | |
| St James Mission, Blencowe Street | Carlisle | | | | | |
| Willowholme Mission | Carlisle | | | | | |
| Beacon Hall, Beaconsfield Street | Carlisle | | | | Presbyterian | |
| Cumbria University Chapel | Carlisle | | 1894 | | | Workhouse chapel |
| Harraby Methodist Church | Carlisle | | | | Methodist | Demolished 2010 |
| Harraby Family Church | Carlisle | | | | | May still be active |
| Lord Street Reading Room | Carlisle | | 1851 | 1950 | | |
| Railway Mission Hall | Carlisle | | 1920 | | | Used by Grace Evangelical for a time |
| Unitarian Church | Carlisle | | 1889 | 1913-1914 | | |
| Tindale Mission Church | Farlam (Tindale) | | | | Church of England | |
| St Kentigern, Askerton | Askerton (Kirkcambeck) | Mungo | Medieval | | Church of England | Rebuilt 1885. Presumably defunct |
| Brampton Old Church | Brampton | | Medieval | 1978 | Church of England | Stood 1.5 miles NW of the current town |
| St Leonard, Warwick | Wetheral (Warwick-on-Eden) | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | | Church of England | Closed for worship April 2017 |
| Over Denton Parish Church | Upper Denton | | Medieval | | Church of England | |
| St John's Hall, Cumwhinton | Wetheral (Cumwhinton) | John ? | | | Church of England | Closed |