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.
ESKDALE, a ward in Cumberland. It forms the part of the county N of Cumrew fell, and all thence E and N of the river Eden; contains twenty parishes and parts of three others; measures 27 miles northward, and 19 eastward; and comprises 182, 344 acres. Pop. in 1851, 21, 019; in 1861, 25, 605. Houses, 4, 853.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a ward" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Eskdale |
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