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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eskdale like this:
ESKDALE, a chapelry in St. Bees parish, Cumberland; on the river Esk, 7 miles NE by E of Ravenglass r. station. It has a post office under Whitehaven. Acres, 13, 000. Real property, with Wasdale, £1, 728. Pop., 346. Houses, 63. The property is much sub-divided. The surface consists largely of moor and mountain. Micaceous iron ore is found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £66.* Patron, W. Stanley, Esq. The church is very good; and there are charities £10.
Eskdale is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eskdale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eskdale in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5068
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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