In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yanwath like this:
YANWATH-WITH-EAMONT-BRIDGE, a township in Barton parish, Westmoreland; on the river Eamont, 1½ mile SSE of Penrith. It contains West Ward workhouse. Acres, 1,169. Real property £2,524. Pop. in 1861, 381; of whom 53 were in the workhouse. house s, 64.
Yanwath through time
Yanwath is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Yanwath itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yanwath, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4446
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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