In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaglesfield like this:
EAGLESFIELD, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland: 2¾ miles SW of Cockermouth. Real property, £2, 491. Pop., 304. Houses, 64. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Dalton, the chemist, was a native.
Eaglesfield through time
Eaglesfield is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaglesfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaglesfield, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3764
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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