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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scalthwaiterigg like this:
SCALTHWAITERING, HAY, AND HUTTON-I'-THE-HAY, a township in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 4 miles E of Kendal. Real property, £3, 864. Pop., 504. Houses, 89. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale. There are woollen mills, and card, snuff, and corn factories.
Scalthwaiterigg 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 Scalthwaiterigg itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scalthwaiterigg, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2840
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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