In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rosley like this:
ROSLEY, a township, with a village, in Westward parish, Cumberland; 5 miles E S E of Wigton. A stockfair is held on Whit-Monday, and every fortnight after, till 29 Sept. Pop., 252. Houses, 45.
Additional information about this locality is available for Westward
Rosley through time
Rosley is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rosley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rosley, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25938
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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