In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scarness like this:
SCARNESS, a small promontory on the E side of Bassenthwaite water, in Cumberland.
Additional information about this locality is available for Bassenthwaite
Scarness through time
Scarness is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scarness itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scarness, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25942
Date accessed: 01st November 2024
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