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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Murton like this:
MURTON, or Moortown, a township in Lamplugh parish, Cumberland; 8 miles E N E of Whitehaven. Real property, £1, 380; of which £350 are in mines. Pop., 156. The manor belongs to J. L. Raper, Esq. Hardware manufacture is carried on.
Murton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Murton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Murton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25685
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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