| Whitbeck | |
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 Whitbeck church, with Black Combe behind | |
  Whitbeck Location in Copeland Borough  Whitbeck Location within Cumbria | |
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| Shire county | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Whitbeck is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whicham, in the Copeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England.[1] It was called Whidbek in the 1500s.[2]
The Church of St Mary is grade II listed. It is described as "probably medieval in origin, heavily restored 1883".[3]
It is on the A595 road on the south west coast of Cumbria, south west of Black Combe.
In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 150.[4] On the 1 April 1934 the civil parish was merged into Whicham.[5]
William Pearson (1767–1847), one of the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society was born here on 23 April 1767.[6] His parents were William and Hannah (née Ponsonby) Pearson, who owned a farm at Moor Green.[6][7]
William Pearson wrote the entry for Whitbeck in William Hutchinson's The history of the county of Cumberland..., 1794.[6]
