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LOWSIDE QUARTER, a township in St. Bees parish, Cumberland; on the coast, and on the Whitehaven and Furness railway, 4 miles S of Whitehaven. It contains the hamlets of Upper Town, Middle Town, Nether Town, Braystones, and Lowmill. Acres, 2,666; of which 726 are water. Pop. in 1851,362; in 1861,264. Houses, 49. The decrease of pop. arose mainly from the destruction by fire of a paper mill. Egermont Castle, now a ruin, is within the township.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Lowside Quarter Parish St Bees Parish Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Lowside Quarter |
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