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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Crofton like this:
CROFTON, a township in Thursby parish, Cumberland; on the river Wampool, adjacent to the Carlisle and Maryport railway, 3¼ miles ENE of Wigton. Acres, 975. Real property, £1, 326. Pop., 105. Houses, 22. Crofton Place is the seat of Sir W. Briscoe, Bart.
Crofton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Crofton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crofton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25901
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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