In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moorhouse like this:
MOORHOUSE, a township in Burgh-by-Sands parish, Cumberland; near the Carlisle and Silloth railway, 4¾ miles W by N of Carlisle. It contains the village of Thurstonfield, and has a Quaker's chapel. Real property, £1,795. Pop., 306. Houses, 67. Moorhouse Hall is the seat of the Hodgsons.
Additional information about this locality is available for Burgh By Sands
Moorhouse through time
Moorhouse is now part of Carlisle district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carlisle has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moorhouse itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moorhouse, in Carlisle and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24911
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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