In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Deepdale like this:

DEEPDALE, a hamlet in Patterdale chapelry, Barton parish, Westmoreland; 5 miles N of Ambleside. A profound narrow glen here, traversed by a clear stream, well stocked with trout, extends 3½ miles north-westward from Fairfield-fell to Patterdale.

Deepdale through time

Deepdale 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 Deepdale itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Deepdale, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24546

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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