A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WASDALE (Nether), a chapelry, with a village, in St. Bees parish, Cumberland; comprising the lower part of Wasdale, 6 miles NE of Ravenglass r. station. It has a post-office under Whitehaven, and two small inns; and it furnishes boats for excursions on Wast-water. Acres, 10,000. Real property, £943. Pop., 192. Houses, 36. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £66.* Patron, the Incumbent of St. Bees. The church was repaired in 1859. There is a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Nether Wasdale Ch/CP St Bees AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
| Place names: | NETHER WASDALE | WASDALE | WASDALE NETHER |
| Place: | Wasdale |
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