In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Solport like this:

SOLPORT, a township in Stapleton parish, Cumberland; 7½ miles NNW of Brampton. Acres, 3,121. Real property, £1,781. Pop., 277. Houses, 52.

Solport through time

Solport is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Solport itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Solport in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1580

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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