In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farleton like this:
FARLETON, a township in Beetham parish, Westmoreland; on the river Beetha, near the Lancaster canal, 2½ miles ESE of Milnthorpe. Acres, 1, 175. Pop., 92. Houses, 13. A limestone eminence here, called Fadeton Knot, has an appearance similar to the Rock of Gibraltar.
Farleton through time
Farleton is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farleton, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2971
Date accessed: 12th May 2024
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