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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Copeland like this:
COPELAND FOREST, a moorish mountainous tract in the SW of Cumberland; between Ennerdale-water and Wast-water, from 3 to 9 miles E of Egremont. It includes numerous fells and peaks; and has an altitude, at the Pillar-fell, of 2, 893 feet.
Copeland is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Copeland itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Copeland in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17357
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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