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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Coledale like this:
COLEDALE, or Portingscale, a township in Crosthwaite parish, Cumberland; on Derwent-water and the Derwent river, 1 mile W by N of Keswick. Real property, £2, 810. Pop., 261. Houses, 59. The views from the higher grounds are very grand.
Coledale is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Coledale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Coledale in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25538
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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