In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glassonby like this:

GLASSONBY, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; near the river Eden, 2 miles SSE of Kirk-oswald. Acres, 1, 643. Real property, £1, 708. Pop., 147. Houses, 30.

Glassonby through time

Glassonby 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 Glassonby itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glassonby, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5439

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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