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

ESKETT, a station on the Cleator railway, Cumberland; 3 miles NNE of Cleator.

Eskett through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26368

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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