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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Renwick like this:
RENWICK, a village and a parish in Penrith district, Cumberland. The village stands under Thack-moor fell, 3 miles N E of Kirkoswald, and 9 E by N of Plumpton r. station; and has a fair on the Thursday before 26 Sept ' The parish comprises 4, 220 acres. Post-town, Kirkoswald, under Penrith. Real property, £1, 538. Pop., 266. Houses, 51. The property is sub-divided. The manor belongs to Queen's College, Oxford. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £92. Patron, J. Nicholson, Esq. The church is good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Renwick 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 Renwick itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Renwick, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3102
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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