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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Witherslack like this:
WITHERSLACK, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Beetham parish, Westmoreland; on the river Winster, 6 miles N by E of Grange-over-Sands r. station, and 7½ SW of Kendal. It has a post-office under Kendal. Acres, 4,689; of which 308 are water. Real property, £4,341. Pop., 489. Houses, 86. ...
The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £90.* Patrons, the Trustees of Barwick's charity. The church was built in 1664. Barwick's charity was founded here in 1664, by Dean Barwick and his brother Peter, both natives; and yields £445 a year, for the curate, a school, and other purposes; and there are other charities £17.
Witherslack 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 Witherslack itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Witherslack, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5384
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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