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Lists of churches in Cumbria may be found in the six lists for each of the ceremonial county's former constituent districts.
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Lists of churches in Cumbria may be found in the six lists for each of the ceremonial county's former constituent districts.
A summary of statistics is given below.
| Unitary authority | Cumberland | Westmorland and Furness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former district | Carlisle | Allerdale | Copeland | Eden | South Lakeland | Barrow-in-Furness | Total |
| List | List | List | List | List | List | ||
| Total churches | 98 | 121 | 71 | 121 | 147 | 33 | 591 |
| Population (2016 est.) | 108,400 | 96,422 | 70,603 | 53,000 | 104,000 | 67,300 | 508,725 |
| Inhabitants per church | 1,106 | 797 | 994 | 438 | 707 | 2,039 | 861 |
| By denomination* | |||||||
| Church of England | 54 | 68 | 45 | 72 | 87 | 14 | 340 |
| Methodist | 13 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 107 |
| Roman Catholic | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
| United Reformed | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Baptist Union | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Others | 21 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 84 |
*numbers may not add to total due to some churches counting towards more than one denomination
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.
