In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Faugh like this:

FAUGH AND FENTON, a township in Hayton parish, Cumberland; on an affluent of the river Eden, and on the Carlisle and Newcastle railway, 7½ miles ESE of Carlisle. Real property, £4, 030. Pop., 412. Houses, 82. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Faugh through time

Faugh is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Faugh itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Faugh in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25907

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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