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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hillbeck like this:
HILBECK, a township in Brough parish, Westmoreland; 1 mile N of Brough. Pop., 76. Houses, 14. The manor belonged anciently to the Hillbecks; passed, in the time of Edward II., to the Blenkinsops; and belongs now to William Wilkinson, Esq.
Hillbeck 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 Hillbeck itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hillbeck, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5849
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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