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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cross Fell like this:
CROSS-FELL, a mountain-range on the E border of Cumberland; 12 miles ENE of Penrith. It rises to a height of 2, 927 feet above the level of the sea; figures conspi uously in a great extent of landscape; commands a panoramic view of about 50 miles in radius; consists chiefly of sandstone and limestone; is crossed by the Maiden way; was called, in the Romish times, the Fiends' Fell; and acquired its present name from the erection of a cross upon it to drive away the fiends.
Cross Fell is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cross Fell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cross Fell, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26925
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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