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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Helton like this:
HELTON, a township in Askham parish, Westmoreland; on the river Lowther, 6 miles S of Penrith. Real property, £1, 647. Pop., 180. Houses, 38. The manor belonged formerly to the Morvilles, and belongs now to the Earl of Lonsdale. Helton Common has a Druidical circle, and another antiquity, called the Cope Stone.
Helton 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 Helton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Helton, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25379
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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