A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CASTERTON, a township-chapelry in Kirkby-Lonsdale parish, Westmoreland; on the river Lune, adjacent to the Ingleton branch of the Northwestern railway, 1½ mile NE of Kirkby-Lonsdale. It has a post office under Burton-in-Kendal. Acres, 4,230. Real property, £3,444. Pop., 587. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. Casterton Hall is the seat of the Wilsons. The scenery is so fine as to have been called "the pride of Lonsdale." Coal and limestone are found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, not reported.* Patrons, Trustees. The church was built in 1853, and has a tower. Schools, established by the late Rev. W. Carus Wilson, are widely known to fame.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Casterton Ch/Tn/CP Kirkby Lonsdale AP/CP Westmorland AncC |
| Place: | Casterton |
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