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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leath like this:
LEATH, a ward in Cumberland; bounded by Northumberland, Durham, and Westmoreland, and by the wards of Eskdale and Allerdale; and containing Addingham parish, twenty other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 216, 296. Pop. in 1851, 29, 103; in 1861, 28, 675. Houses, 5, 819.
Leath is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leath itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leath, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20576
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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