Related Links
The following are related links that are relevant to Cockermouth and its history, family history or of general interest:
Cockermouth and Cumbria
Cockermouth – A Guide to the Cumbrian Town – www.cockermouth.org.uk
Cumbria Family History Society – www.cumbriafhs.com
Cockermouth Civic Trust – www.cockermouthcivictrust.co.uk
Cumbria Local History Federation – www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk
Lorton & Derwent Fells Local History Society – www.derwentfells.com
Cumbria Record Offices – www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
Whitehaven Record Office – email: whitehaven.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
Carlisle Record Office – email: carlisle.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
Cumbria Libraries – www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/
Workington Library – Tel: 01900 706170
Allerdale Bereavement Services – email: bereavement.services@allerdale.gov.uk or Telephone: 01900 702620 (Burials Register for Allerdale)
Grampus Heritage – www.grampusheritage.co.uk
Cumbrian Railways – www.cumbrianrailways.org.uk
Cumbria County History Trust – www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk
Sankey Photographic Archives – Sankey Photographic Archives
General
The National Archives – www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Community Archives and Heritage Group – www.communityarchives.org.uk
Online certificates – www.gro.gov.uk
Local History online – www.local-history.co.uk
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org
You can also access a range of Historical Directories by searching online.
Below you can watch the slides from the talks that Eric Cass gives on Cockermouth and it’s history of place, work and leisure.