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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lords Island like this:
LORD'S-ISLAND, an island in Derwent-water, Cumberland; about 100 yards from the E shore adjacent to Wallow-crag. It comprises about 6½ acres; is covered with stately trees; and contains vestiges of a pleasurehouse of the Ratcliffes, Earls of Derwentwater. It was originally a peninsula; but, after the erection of the pleasure-house on it, it was insulated by the forming of a deep wide cut, which served as a fosse, and was spanned by a drawbridge.
Lords Island is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lords Island itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lords Island in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26056
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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