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WESTWARD, a village and a parish in Wigton district, Cumberland. The village stands 3½ miles SSE of Wigton r. station, and is large. The parish contains four townships, and comprises 13,120 acres. Post town, Wigton. Real property, £11,779; of which £115 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1,283; in 1861, 1,136. Houses, 219. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Gen. Wyndham. Old Carlisle and the Roman Olenacum were here; and an ancient hermitage stood at Islekirk Hall. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £120.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter ofThe old church is in Stoneraise; and a new church was built in 1840. Charities, £10.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Westward Parish Wigton Poor Law Union/Registration District Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Westward |
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