In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Soulby like this:
SOULBY, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Kirkby-Stephen parish, Westmoreland; on the river Eden, 2½ miles NW of Kirkby-Stephen r. station. Post town, Brough, under Penrith. Acres, 2,495. Rated property, £1,921. Pop., 453. Houses, 77. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £118. Patron, Sir G. Musgrave, Bart. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school, and charities £5.
Soulby through time
Soulby is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Soulby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Soulby, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5376
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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