In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cark like this:
CARK, a village on the west coast of Morecambe bay in Lancashire; 2 miles SW by S of Cartmel. It has a post office under Newton-in-Cartmel, and a station, jointly with Cartmel, on the Ulverstone and Lancaster railway; and a public coach runs daily from it to Newby Bridge.
Additional information about this locality is available for Cartmel
Cark through time
Cark is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cark itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cark, in South Lakeland and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25199
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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