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

YARLSIDE, a township, with Rampside village and three hamlets, in Dalton-in-Furness parish, Lancashire; on the coast, opposite Walney island, 4¾ miles S by E of Dalton. Real property, £9,871; of which £2,000 are in mines.

Yarlside through time

Yarlside 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 Yarlside itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25148

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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