Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for EAST

EAST, a ward in Westmoreland. It forms the north-eastern division of the county; marches with Cumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire; and measures 23½ miles in extreme length from N to S, and 21 in extreme breadth. Acres, 177, 910. Pop., 15, 411. Houses, 3, 023.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a ward"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Westmorland Ancient County
Place: East Ward

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