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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thrimby like this:
THRIMBY, a chapelry, with two townships, in Morland parish, Westmoreland; 3 miles N of Shap r. station. Post town, Shap, Westmoreland. Acres, 2,278. Real property, £1,990. Pop., 201. Houses, 35. The manor belonged to the Thirnebys; and passed, through the Haveringtons and others, to the Lowthers. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £80. Patron, the Vicar of Morland. The church was rebuilt in 1814.
Thrimby 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 Thrimby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thrimby, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4955
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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