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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Above Derwent like this:
Above Derwent, township, Cockermouth registration dist., Cumberland, 14,750 ac. (899 water), pop. 924.
Above Derwent is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Above Derwent itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Above Derwent in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4586
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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