This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carolb171 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52670.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To add to James' post, Kirkby Ireleth was in Lancashire & geographically is still in Lancashire but the administrative county is Cumbria. We can still use Lancashire in the address as long as we use our Lancashire post code. Cumbria was created in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland & north Lancashire. Brockbank is a common name in this area, have many in my tree but none so recent as yet. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>