A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HESKET-NEWMARKET, a small town in Caldbeck parish, Cumberland; on the river Caldew, under Caldeckfell, 7½ miles NNW of Penruddock r. station, and 9 SE of Wigton. It has a post office under Wigton; is of modern date; was held by the Lawsons; contains a neat town hall, an old mansion, and a Quakers' chapel; and stands amid environs of picturesque and romantic character, with rocks containing much lead ore and some copper, molybdena, and manganese. A weekly market is held on Friday; fairs for cattle are held on every Friday from the beginning of May till Whitsuntide; and fairs for sheep are held on the last Thursday of Aug. and the 2d of Oct.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Caldbeck AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Hesket Newmarket |
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