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'Nearer home, [the abbey of] Holm Cultram had a free burgh, a fair and a market at Wavermouth, that is to say Skinburness, granted in 1301 (no. 267c, d), the site which very shortly afterwards was destroyed by the sea.' ('Records: The Abbey in the thirteenth century', Register & Records of Holm Cultram (1929), pp. 126-136. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=49537 Date accessed: 16 August 2010.)
This unit contained the following units:
| Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLM CULTRAM AP | Parish-level Unit | 1300 | 1301 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 53. |
This unit was part of the following units:
| Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMBERLAND | Ancient County | 1300 | 1301 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 649. |
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wavermouth Borough (Borough) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10208506
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
