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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thwaites like this:
THWAITES, a chapelry in Millom parish, Cumberland; near Millom r. station. Post town, Holborn-Hill, under Ulverstone. Real property, £2,435. Pop., 350. Houses, 61. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £115. Patrons, the Landowners. The church was rebuilt in 1715.
Thwaites is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thwaites itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thwaites in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23215
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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