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

WAVERTON, a township in Wigton parish, Cumberland; on the river Waver, 3 miles W by S of Wigton. It has a post-office, of the name of W.-Tollgate, under Wigton. Real property, £5,759. Pop., 574. Houses, 114.

Waverton through time

Waverton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Waverton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6112

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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