List of churches in South Lakeland
# List of churches in South Lakeland

The following is a list of churches in South Lakeland district in Cumbria, England.

The following civil parishes have no active churches: Angerton, Blawith and Subberthwaite, Docker, Fawcett Forest, Lambrigg, Mansriggs, Nether Staveley, Preston Richard, Sedgwick, Strickland Roger and Whinfell.

The district has an estimated 147 churches for 104,000 inhabitants, a ratio of one church for every 707 people.

## 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

| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Cuthbert, Aldingham | Aldingham | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Urswick etc | |
| St Matthew, Dendron | Aldingham (Dendron) | Matthew | 1642 | Church of England | Urswick etc | Rebuilt 1795 |
| St James, Arnside | Arnside | James | 1866 | Church of England | | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes, Arnside | Arnside | Mary | 1926 | Roman Catholic | Kent Estuary Catholic Parish | Current building 1977 |
| Arnside Methodist Church | Arnside | | 1876 | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |
| St Bartholomew, Barbon | Barbon | Bartholomew | Medieval | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1893 |
| St Michael & All Angels, Beetham | Beetham | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| Storth Village Church | Beetham (Storth) | | | CoE / Methodist | Kendal Circuit | 2006 merger of Methodist church and Anglican mission church |
| St Peter, Field Broughton | Broughton East (Field Broughton) | Peter | 1745 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Own parish 1875. Rebuilt 1892-1894 |
| St Mary Magdalene, Broughton-in-Furness | Broughton West | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Benefice also includes one church in Copeland |
| Broughton-in-Furness Methodist Church | Broughton West | | | Methodist | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| Holy Innocents, Broughton Mills | Broughton West (Broughton Mills) | Innocents | 1888 | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | |
| St James, Burton | Burton-in-Kendal | James | Medieval | Church of England | Burton & Holme | |
| St Anthony, Cartmel Fell | Cartmel Fell | Anthony the Great | 1504 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |
| Holy Trinity, Casterton | Casterton | Trinity | 1833 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | |
| St Peter, Far Sawrey | Claife (Sawrey) | Peter | 1869 | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | Own parish from Hawkshead 1873 |
| Holy Trinity, Colton | Colton | Trinity | 1578 | Church of England | Egton, Lowick & Colton | |
| St Paul, Rusland | Colton (Rusland) | Paul | 1745 | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | Rebuilt 1868 |
| Tottlebank Baptist Church | Colton (Tottlebank) | | 1669 | Baptist Union | | Current building 1697 |
| St Peter, Finsthwaite | Colton (Finsthwaite) | Peter | 1724 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Rebuilt 1873-1874 |
| St Andrew, Coniston | Coniston | Andrew | 1586 | Church of England | Coniston & Torver | Rebuilt 1819 |
| Coniston Methodist Church | Coniston | | | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |
| Coniston Christian Fellowship | Coniston | | 1986 | Independent | | EA. Meets in Coniston primary school |
| St Catherine, Crook | Crook | Catherine of Alex. | 1620 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | Rebuilt 1886 |
| Holy Trinity, Winster | Crook (Winster) | Trinity | C16th | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | Rebuilt 1874-1875 |
| St Mary, Crosthwaite | Crosthwaite & Lyth | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | Rebuilt 1878 |
| St Andrew, Dent | Dent | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Dent with Cowgill | |
| St John the Evangelist, Cowgill | Dent (Cowgill) | John the Evangelist | 1838 | Church of England | Dent with Cowgill | |
| Dentdale Methodist Church | Dent | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |
| Dentfoot Methodist Church | Dent (Dent Foot) | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |
| Holy Trinity, Seathwaite | Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite | Trinity | C16th | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Rebuilt 1875 |
| St Mary the Virgin, Penny Bridge | Egton with Newland | Mary | pre-1786 | Church of England | Egton, Lowick & Colton | Rebuilt 1831 |
| St John the Evangelist, Firbank | Firbank | John the Evangelist | 1842 | Church of England | Lune United Benefice | |
| St John the Baptist, Garsdale | Garsdale | John the Baptist | 1861 | Church of England | Sedbergh, Cautley, Garsdale | |
| Garsdale Methodist Church | Garsdale | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |
| Garsdale Street Methodist Church | Garsdale | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |
| Hawes Junction Methodist Church | Garsdale (Garsdale Head) | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | Occasional services only |
| St Paul, Grange-over-Sands | Grange-over-Sands | Paul | 1852-1854 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | |
| Grange Fell Church | Grange-over-Sands | | 1906-1907 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | |
| SS Charles Borromeo & Cuthbert, Grange | Grange-over-Sands | Charles B & Cuthbert | | Roman Catholic | Kent Estuary Catholic Parish | |
| Grange Methodist Church | Grange-over-Sands | | | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |
| Grange United Reformed Church | Grange-over-Sands | | | URC | South Lakes Church | |
| Hope Church Grange-over-Sands | Grange-over-Sands | | 2009 | Newfrontiers | | |
| St John, Grayrigg | Grayrigg | John the Evangelist | pre-C18th | Church of England | Beacon Team | Rebuilt 1837-1838 |
| St Anne, Haverthwaite | Haverthwaite | Anne | 1824-1825 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Own parish from Colton 1866 |
| St Michael & All Angels, Hawkshead | Hawkshead | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | |
| Hawkshead Methodist Church | Hawkshead | | | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |
| Hawkshead Hill Baptist Church | Hawkshead (Hawkshead Hill) | | 1678 | Baptist Union | | |
| St John, Helsington | Helsington | John the Evangelist | 1726 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |
| St Peter, Heversham | Heversham | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Heversham & Milnthorpe | |
| Hincaster Mission Room | Hincaster | | | Church of England | | Possibly defunct |
| Holy Trinity, Holme | Holme | Trinity | 1839 | Church of England | Burton & Holme | Own parish 1864 |
| St Anne, Ings | Hugill (Ings) | Anne | C16th | Church of England | Staveley, Ings & Kentmere | Current building 1743 |
| St John the Divine, Hutton Roof | Hutton Roof | John the Evangelist | Medieval | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1757, 1881 |
| Holy Trinity, Kendal | Kendal | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Helm Group | |
| St George, Kendal | Kendal | George | 1754 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Current building & parish church 1841. Commissioners' church |
| St Thomas, Kendal | Kendal | Thomas | 1835-1837 | Church of England | Kendal St Thomas | |
| Hallgarth Community Church | Kendal | | | ? | | |
| Holy Trinity & St George, Kendal | Kendal | Trinity & George | 1793 | Roman Catholic | Kendal Catholic Parish | Current building 1835-1837 |
| Stricklandgate Methodist Church | Kendal | | 1787 | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |
| Fellside Methodist Church | Kendal | | | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |
| Sandylands Methodist Church | Kendal | | | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |
| Kendal United Reformed Church | Kendal | | C17th | URC | South Lakes Church | |
| Parr Street Evangelical Church | Kendal | | | FIEC | | Affinity |
| Heron Hill Free Church | Kendal | | | Independent | | |
| Kendal Salvation Army | Kendal | | | Salvation Army | | |
| Kendal Quaker Meeting | Kendal | | | Quakers | Kendal & Sedbergh Quakers | |
| King's Church Kendal | Kendal | Jesus | | Newfrontiers | | |
| St Cuthbert, Kentmere | Kentmere | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | Staveley, Ings & Kentmere | |
| All Saints, Killington | Killington | All Saints | | Church of England | Lune United Benefice | |
| St Cuthbert, Kirkby Ireleth | Kirkby Ireleth | Cuthbert | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| Kirkby Marshside Methodist Church | Kirkby Ireleth | | late C18th | Methodist | SW Cumbria United Area | Current building 1870 |
| St John the Evangelist, Woodland | Kirkby Ireleth (Woodland) | John the Evangelist | 1698 | Church of England | Broughton & Duddon | Rebuilt 1822, 1864-1865 |
| St Mary the Virgin, Kirkby Lonsdale | Kirkby Lonsdale | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | |
| St Joseph, Kirkby Lonsdale | Kirkby Lonsdale | Joseph | 1966 | Roman Catholic | | |
| Kirkby Lonsdale Methodist Church | Kirkby Lonsdale | | | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |
| St Oswald, Grasmere | Lakes (Grasmere) | Oswald of N'umbria | Medieval | CoE / Methodist | Grasmere & Rydal | |
| Holy Trinity, Langdale | Lakes (Chapel Stile) | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | Current building 1858, own parish 1863 |
| Jesus Church, Troutbeck | Lakes (Troutbeck) | Jesus | 1562 | Church of England | Windermere & Troutbeck | Rebuilt 1736 |
| St Mary, Rydal | Lakes (Rydal) | Mary | 1823-1825 | Church of England | Grasmere & Rydal | |
| Little Langdale Mission Chapel | Lakes (Little Langdale) | | C19th | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | |
| St Mary, Ambleside | Lakes (Ambleside) | Mary | 1850-1854 | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | Earlier chapel of St Anne, own burial rights C17th |
| Mater Amabilis, Ambleside | Lakes (Ambleside) | Mary | | Roman Catholic | Windermere Parish | |
| Our Lady of the Wayside, Grasmere | Lakes (Grasmere) | Mary | | Roman Catholic | Windermere Parish | |
| Ambleside Baptist Church | Lakes (Ambleside) | | | Baptist Union | | |
| Ambleside Methodist Church | Lakes (Ambleside) | | | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | Shares a building with St Mary's Anglican church |
| St John the Evangelist, Levens | Levens | John the Evangelist | 1828 | Church of England | | |
| Levens Methodist Church | Levens | | | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | |
| St Mary, Longsleddale | Longsleddale | Mary | 1712 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Current building 1863 |
| SS Mary & Michael Priory Church, Cartmel | Lower Allithwaite (Cartmel) | Mary & Michael | Medieval | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Survived Dissolution by being deemed a parish church |
| Cartmel Methodist Church | Lower Allithwaite (Cartmel) | | C19th | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | Current building 1871-1872 |
| St Mary, Allithwaite | Lower Allithwaite (Allithwaite) | Mary | 1864-1865 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | |
| St John the Baptist, Flookburgh | Lower Holker (Flookburgh) | John the Baptist | 1777 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Own parish 1879. Rebuilt 1897-1900 |
| St Luke, Lowick | Lowick | Luke | 1577 | CoE / Methodist | Egton, Lowick & Colton | |
| All Saints, Lupton | Lupton | All Saints | 1867 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | |
| St Peter, Mansergh | Mansergh | Peter | 1726 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1880 |
| Holy Ghost, Middleton | Middleton | Holy Spirit | 1634 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1879 |
| St Thomas, Milnthorpe | Milnthorpe | Thomas | 1837 | Church of England | Heversham & Milnthorpe | |
| Christ the King, Milnthorpe | Milnthorpe | Jesus | 1947 | Roman Catholic | Kent Estuary Catholic Parish | Current building 1970 |
| M:OASIS | Milnthorpe | | | Methodist | Kendal Circuit | Previously Milnthorpe Methodist, gave up building 2014 |
| Trinity Church Milnthorpe | Milnthorpe | Trinity | 2016 | FIEC | | Affinity. Plant from Parr Street Evangelical, Kendal |
| St Mark, Natland | Natland | Mark | Medieval | Church of England | Helm Group | Rebuilt 1735, 1825, 1909-1910 and renamed |
| St Stephen, New Hutton | New Hutton | Stephen | C18th | Church of England | Helm Group | Rebuilt 1829 |
| St John the Baptist, Old Hutton | Old Hutton & Holmescales | John the Baptist | 1873 | Church of England | Helm Group | |
| St John the Evangelist, Osmotherley | Osmotherley | John the Evangelist | 1873-1874 | Church of England | Ulverston | |
| St James, Staveley | Over Staveley | James | 1865 | Church of England | Staveley, Ings & Kentmere | Replaced dilapidated St Margaret's (medieval) in village centre |
| St Michael & the Holy Angels, Pennington | Pennington | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Pennington, Lindal, Bardsea | Rebuilt 1826 |
| Swarthmoor Methodist Church | Pennington (Swarthmoor) | | 1864 | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |
| St Patrick, Preston Patrick | Preston Patrick | Patrick | 1509 | Church of England | Rainbow Parish | Rebuilt 1852 |
| Preston Patrick Quaker Meeting | Preston Patrick | | 1691 | Quakers | Kendal & Sedbergh Quakers | |
| All Saints, Satterthwaite | Satterthwaite | All Saints | C16th | Church of England | Hawkshead Benefice | Current building c. 1840. Own parish from Hawkshead 1881 |
| St Andrew, Sedbergh | Sedbergh | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Sedbergh, Cautley, Garsdale | |
| Sedbergh Catholic Meeting | Sedbergh | | | Roman Catholic | Kendal Catholic Parish | Meets in St Andrew's Anglican church |
| New Street Methodist Church, Sedbergh | Sedbergh | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |
| Sedbergh United Reformed Church | Sedbergh | | | URC | South Lakes Church | |
| Brigflatts Meeting House | Sedbergh (Brigflatts) | | 1652 | Quakers | Kendal & Sedbergh Quakers | |
| Holy Trinity, Howgill | Sedbergh (Howgill) | Trinity | 1838 | Church of England | Lune United Benefice | |
| St Mark, Cautley | Sedbergh (Cautley) | Mark | 1847 | Church of England | Sedbergh, Cautley, Garsdale | |
| Cautley Methodist Church | Sedbergh (Cautley) | | | Methodist | Sedbergh Circuit | |
| St John the Baptist, Skelsmergh | Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg | John the Baptist | 1871 | Church of England | Beacon Team | |
| Holy Trinity, Brathay | Skelwith (Clappersgate) | Trinity | 1836 | Church of England | Loughrigg Team | |
| St Thomas, Crosscrake | Stainton (Crosscrake) | Thomas | Medieval | Church of England | Helm Group | Rebuilt 1874 |
| St Mary, Staveley-in-Cartmel | Staveley-in-Cartmel | Mary | 1537 | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Restored 1897 |
| Hebron Hall | Staveley-in-Cartmel (Backbarrow) | Hebron | 1913 | Gospel Hall | | |
| St Oswald, Burneside | Strickland Ketel (Burneside) | Oswald of N'umbria | 1602 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Rebuilt 1881 |
| St Luke, Torver | Torver | Luke | 1849 | Church of England | Coniston & Torver | Rebuilt 1884 and dedicated to St Luke |
| St Mary, Ulverston | Ulverston | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Ulverston | Mostly rebuilt 1864-1866 |
| St Mary of Furness, Ulverston | Ulverston | Mary | 1824 | Roman Catholic | Ulverston & Dalston | Current building 1893-1895 |
| Ulverston Methodist Church | Ulverston | | late C18th | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | Current building 1818 |
| Bethany Christian Church | Ulverston | Bethany | | Gospel Hall | | |
| Ulverston Grace Baptist Church | Ulverston | | 1992 | Independent | | Affinity. Plant from Free Grace Baptist, Lancaster |
| Croftlands Community Church | Ulverston | | | Independent | | |
| Emmanuel Christian Centre | Ulverston | Jesus | 1876 | CCI | | Previously Churches of Christ then Assemblies of God |
| All Saints, Underbarrow | Underbarrow & Bradleyfield | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |
| St Paul, Lindale | Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel (Lindale) | Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Cartmel Peninsula | Rebuilt 1828 |
| Holy Trinity, Bardsea | Urswick (Bardsea) | Trinity | 1843-1853 | Church of England | Pennington, Lindal, Bardsea | Benefice also includes one church in Barrow-in-Furness |
| SS Mary Virgin & Michael, Urswick | Urswick | Mary & Michael | Medieval | Church of England | Urswick etc | Benefice also includes one church in Barrow-in-Furness |
| Urswick United Reformed Church | Urswick | | | URC | SW Cumbria United Area | |
| St Thomas, Selside | Whitwell & Selside | Thomas | 1709 | Church of England | Beacon Team | Rebuilt 1838 |
| St Mary, Windermere | Windermere | Mary | 1847-1848 | Church of England | Windermere & Troutbeck | Own parish 1856 |
| Our Lady of Windermere & St Herbert | Windermere | Mary & Herbert of D | | Roman Catholic | Windermere Parish | |
| Windermere Methodist Church | Windermere | | | Methodist | South Lakes Circuit | |
| Carver Uniting Church, Windermere | Windermere | | | Methodist / URC | | |
| Windermere Community Church | Windermere | | | Assemblies of God | | Moved into Heathwaite Mission building 2001 |
| St Martin, Windermere | Windermere (Bowness) | Martin of Tours | Medieval | Church of England | | Own parish 1348 |
| Lakes Christian Centre | Windermere (Bowness) | | 1924 | Independent | | EA. Began in Langdale |
| St Paul, Witherslack | Witherslack, Meathop & Ulpha | Paul | 1669-1671 | Church of England | Two Valleys Team | |

## Defunct churches

| Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St John the Baptist, Blawith | Blawith & Subberthwaite | John the Baptist | 1862-1863 | 1988 | Church of England | |
| St Margaret of Antioch, Low Wray | Claife (Low Wray) | Margaret the Virgin | 1845 | | Church of England | |
| All Hallows Chapel, Kendal | Kendal | All Saints | | | Church of England | |
| St Margaret, Staveley | Over Staveley | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | C19th | Church of England | Replaced by St James's (see above) |
| St Leonard, Swarthmoor | Pennington (Swarthmoor) | Leonard of Noblac | 1882 | | Church of England | |
| Graythwaite Mission Room | Satterthwaite (Graythwaite) | | | | Church of England | |
| Holy Trinity, Ulverston | Ulverston | Trinity | 1829-1832 | 1976 | Church of England | |
| Sandside Gospel Hall | Kirkby Ireleth | | | 2010 | Gospel Hall | |
