Cumrew Parish Cumberland Page U.K. Genealogy Contents Cumrew Is bounded by Croglin, Cumwhitton, Carlatton, and Castle Carrock. It comprises the townships of Cumrew Inside and Cumrew Outside, which together contain 2,686 acres.
Agriculture is the only employment.
The soil is dry and gravelly, producing barley, oats, some wheat, and excellent potatoes. There are three manors in the parish, viz., Cumrew, Brackenthwaite, and Newbiggin, all of which belong to the Earl of Carlisle, two by purchase and one by inheritance. Mrs. Gill and John Scott, Esq. The village of Cumrew is distant about seven miles south of Brampton, and twelve E.S.E. of Carlisle. There are no record repositories within the parish.