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BARTON (High), a township in Barton parish, Westmoreland; on the river Eamont, 4 miles SW of Penrith. It extends beyond the source of the Eamont in Ulles water; and includes the hamlet of Pooley; and it once had the right of a weekly market. Acres, 5,653; of which 278 are water. Real property, £3,134. Pop., 303. Houses, 60.
(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: | Barton Parish Westmorland Ancient County |
| Place names: | BARTON | BARTON HIGH | HIGH BARTON |
| Place: | Barton |
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