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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Parton like this:
PARTON, a village and a township in Moresby parish, Cumberland. The village stands on the coast and on the Whitehaven railway, 1½ mile N of Whitehaven; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under White-haven, a harbour for small craft, and a United Free Methodist chapel, built in 1863. The township includes the village, and extends into the country. Real property, £1, 100. Pop., 759. Houses, 167.
Parton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Parton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Parton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5769
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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