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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pooley Bridge like this:
POOLEY-BRIDGE, a hamlet in Barton parish, Westmoreland; on the river Eamont, at its efflux from Ulleswater, 5½ miles S W of Penrith. It has a post-office under Penrith, two small inns, an old stone cross, and a bridgecommanding a superb view of Helvellyn; and it is a goodstation for anglers, and for boating on the lake.
Pooley Bridge 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 Pooley Bridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pooley Bridge, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25561
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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