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Brougham, par. and vil., N. Westmorland, on river Lowther, 2 miles SE. of Penrith, 6226 ac. (55 water), pop. 296; 1 mile NW. of Clifton is B. Hall, the seat of Lord Brougham and Vaux, and the "Windsor of the North;quot&; adjacent is B. Castle, a fine ruin.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Brougham CP/AP Westmorland AncC |
Place: | Brougham |
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