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Kirkoswald, par., township, and vil., Cumberland, in NE. of co.-- par., 11,373 ac., pop. 842; township, 5737 ac., pop. 595; vil., 8 miles NE. of Penrith; P.O., T.O.; the remains of Kirkoswald Castle stand on an eminence near the vil.; in vicinity is Kirkoswald House, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kirkoswald Parish Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Kirkoswald |
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