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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moorthwaite like this:
MOORTHWAITE, a township in Cumwhitton parish, Cumberland; on the river Eden, 8 miles SE by E of Carlisle. Real property, £1,129. Pop., 144. Houses, 26. Here is a meet for the Aikton harriers.
Moorthwaite is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moorthwaite itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moorthwaite in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25930
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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