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MOAT-QUARTER, a township in Kirk-Andrews-upon-Esk parish, Cumberland; on the river Esk and on the North British railway, at the boundary with Scotland, 3½ miles N by E of Longtown. Acres, 1,581. Pop. in 1851,199; in 1861,376. Houses, 43. The increase of pop. was caused by the temporary employment of labourers in the formation of the railway. LiddelStrength here was a strong tower, surrounded by a double ditch; was the scene of many a desperate contest during the Border feuds; was, at one time, taken by David, king of Scotland, when two sons of its governor, Sir Walter Selby, were strangled; and has left some ruins.
(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: | Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Kirkandrews Moat |
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