In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ellenborough like this:
ELLENBOROUGH AND EWANRIGG, a township in Dearham parish, Cumberland; on the coast, adjacent to the river Ellen, and to the Maryport and Carlisle railway, 1 mile SE of Maryport. Acres, 1, 224; of which 250 are water. Real property, £8, 028; of which £4, 944 are in mines. Pop., 1, 086. Houses, 213. An important Roman station was here; and a Roman road went from it to the station on the Wall at Carlisle. Altars, mirrors, inscriptions, substructions, and other Roman relics have been found. Ellenborough gives the title of Earl to the family of Law.
Ellenborough through time
Ellenborough is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ellenborough itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ellenborough, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3153
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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