In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Brampton like this:
Brampton.-- par. and market town, E. Cumberland, 9 miles NE. of Carlisle by rail, 10,269 ac. (2 water), pop. 3438; p.o., t.o., 2 Banks. Market-day, Wednesday; has tweed mfrs. The town was occupied by the insurgents in 1715, and again in 1745.
Brampton through time
Brampton is now part of Carlisle district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carlisle has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brampton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brampton, in Carlisle and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2893
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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