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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Setmurthy like this:
SETMURTHY, a township-chapelry in Brigham parish, Cumberland; near Cockermouth town and r. station. Post-town, Cockermouth. Acres, 2, 579. Real property, £2, 418. Pop., 166. Houses, 36. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £48. Patrons, the Inhabitants. The church was built in 1794; and there is an endowed school.
Setmurthy is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Setmurthy itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Setmurthy in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3230
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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