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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farleton like this:
FARLETON, a township in Beetham parish, Westmoreland; on the river Beetha, near the Lancaster canal, 2½ miles ESE of Milnthorpe. Acres, 1, 175. Pop., 92. Houses, 13. A limestone eminence here, called Fadeton Knot, has an appearance similar to the Rock of Gibraltar.
Farleton 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 Farleton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farleton, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2971
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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