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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackwell like this:
BLACKWELL (High and Low), two townships in St. Cuthbert parish, Cumberland; near the Carlisle and Lancaster railway, 2¼ and 2 miles S of Carlisle. Acres 2,459 and 941. Real property, £2,801 and £2,329. Pop., 341 and 183. Houses, 59 and 34. The manor was given, in the time of Edward III., by the heiress of Sir John de Wigton, to Sir Robert Parvinge.
Blackwell is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackwell in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25884
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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