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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilton like this:
WILTON, a hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland; 2 miles E of Egremont. Pop., 72.
Wilton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wilton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wilton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26812
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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