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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lunedale like this:
LUNEDALE, a township in Romaldkirk parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Lune, 11 miles NW by W of Barnard-Castle. It contains the hamlets of Birtle, Bowbank, Carbeck, Grasholme, Laith, Thwingarth, and Wemergill. Acres, 21,680. Real property, £3,174. Pop., 389. Houses, 63. There are a chapel of ease, chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and an endowed school with £10 a year.
Lunedale is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lunedale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lunedale, in County Durham and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13338
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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