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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Brampton like this:
Brampton.-- par. and market town, E. Cumberland, 9 miles NE. of Carlisle by rail, 10,269 ac. (2 water), pop. 3438; p.o., t.o., 2 Banks. Market-day, Wednesday; has tweed mfrs. The town was occupied by the insurgents in 1715, and again in 1745.
Brampton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brampton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brampton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2893
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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