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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waterhead like this:
WATERHEAD, a place at the head of Coniston-water, in Lancashire; ½ mile NE of Coniston. It has a good inn, and is a tourists' centre for the scenery around Coniston-water. W. House is the seat of J. G. Marshall, Esq.
Waterhead 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 Waterhead itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waterhead, in Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25608
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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