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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.
PONSONBY, a parish in Whitehaven district, Cumberland; on the river Calder, at Calder-Bridge, 2 miles E of Braystones r. station, and 4 S E by S of Egremont. Post-town, Calder-Bridge, under Whitehaven. Acres, 2, 265. Real property, with Newton, £1, 799. Pop., 175. Houses, 27. The manor was held, at the Norman Conquest, by the Ponsonbys, ancestors of the Earl of Bessborough, and, with P. Hall, belongs now to W. Stanley, Esq. The hall was built about 1786; containsmany old curiosities, brought from Dalegarth; and stands in a finely wooded park, with picturesque features, and commanding extensive views. A Roman camp is at P. Fell. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £113.* Patron, W. Stanley, Esq. The church is ancient; and has some old stained glass, and a tower and spire; and contains monuments of the Stanleys.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Ponsonby CP/AP Whitehaven RegD/PLU Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Ponsonby |
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