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

LINTON (WEsT), a township in Kirk-Linton parish, Cumberland; 3 miles S of Longtown. Real property, £3,645. Pop., 565. Houses, 117.

Westlinton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2868

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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