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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burneside like this:
BURNESIDE, or Byrneshead, a chapelry in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; on the river Kent and the Windermere railway, 2 miles NNW of Kendal. It has a station on the railway, and includes the townships of Strickland-Kettle, Strickland-Roger, and part of Skelsmergh; and its Post Town is Kendal. Rated property, £6,772. ...
Pop., exclusive of the part of Skelsmergh, 905. Houses, 173. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale. Burneside Hall was formerly the seat of the Braithwaites, one of whom wrote "Drunken Barnaby's Journal;" and is now the seat of the Gales. Godmond Hall belonged formerly to the Godmonds, and was fortified. There is a "holy well." Paper making is carried on. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £120. Patrons, Trustees. The church was rebuilt in 1825.
Burneside 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 Burneside itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burneside, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21354
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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