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

CLAPPERSGATE, a village on the western verge of Westmoreland; on the Brathay river, under Loughrigg-Fell, near the head of Windermere, 1¼ mile SW of Ambleside.

Clappersgate through time

Clappersgate 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 Clappersgate itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24999

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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