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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skirwith like this:
SKIRWITH, a township-chapelry in Kirkland parish, Cumberland; 7½ miles E by N of Penrith r. station. Post town, Penrith. Real property, £2,756. Pop., 314. Houses, 54. The manor belongs to Lady le Fleming. S. House occupies the site of a Templars' preceptory, and is the seat ofParker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £112.* Patron,Parker, Esq. The church was built in 1859; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Skirwith 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 Skirwith itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skirwith, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2197
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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