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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blennerhasset like this:
BLENNERHASSET and KIRKLAND, a township in Torpenhow parish, Cumberland; on the river Ellen, near the Carlisle and Maryport railway, 4 miles WNW of Ireby. Real property, £1,372. Pop., 234. Houses, 46. Here is an Independent chapel.
Blennerhasset is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blennerhasset itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blennerhasset in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5441
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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