In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described How Bound like this:
HOW-BOUND, a township in Castle-Sowerby parish, Cumberland; 3½ miles SE of Hesket-Newmarket. Real property, £1, 456. Pop., 219. Houses, 42. How Hill here is crowned by an ancient earthwork.
The location is that of How Hill. The name "How Bound" has not been found on a topographic map. Additional information about this locality is available for Castle Sowerby
How Bound through time
How Bound is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about How Bound itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of How Bound, in Eden and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25697
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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