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

HOW mill, a railway station in Cumberland; on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, 10¾ miles E of Carlisle. Hayton church is close to it; and the white turrets of Edmond Castle, the seat of T. H. Graham, Esq., are seen in the distance.

How Mill through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25912

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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