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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Longsleddale like this:
SLEDDALE (Long), a township-chapelry in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 3¾ miles NE by N of Staveley r. station, and 7 N by W of Kendal. Post town, Kendal. Real property, £1,310. Pop., 137. Houses, 25. The property is subdivided. The surface is a mountain vale, 6½ miles long and about ½ a mile wide; extending south-south-eastward, from Gatescarth pass; traversed by the upper reaches of the river Sprint; flanked by lofty mountains, green and rocky; and containing a pretty cascade, and some fine scenery. ...
The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £69.* Patron, the Vicar of Kendal. The church was rebuilt in 1712. There is an endowed school with £10 a year.
Longsleddale 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 Longsleddale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Longsleddale, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3445
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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