Clegg, A. (2021). Investigations into the history of Waberthwaite parish church. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 21 (series 3). Vol 21, Bowness-on-Windermere: Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. pp. 255-294. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090532.
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Investigations into the history of Waberthwaite parish church
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 21 (series 3)
This short paper discusses documentary and photographic evidence and the results of work commissioned by Waberthwaite Local History Group carried out by Eden Heritage Ltd and Nottingham Tree Ring Dating Laboratory. It concludes that there has been a church at Waberthwaite since at least the 13th century and that the earliest architectural feature of the church as it stands today dates from the 15th century. Dating of roof timbers suggests that the major part of the present roof was built in the mid 16th century and it was extended over 150 years later. Evidence found in the roof supports this suggestion. The church interior underwent significant modifications in the early 19th century and has remained substantially unchanged into the 21st century.
