In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St John in the Vale like this:
JOHN'S-IN-THE-VALE (ST.), a chapelry in St. John-Castlerigg and Wythburn township, Crossthwaite parish, Cumberland; 2¼ miles SE of Keswick r. station. Post town, Keswick, under Windermere. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £63. * Patron, alternately the Earl of Lonsdale and Landowners.
Additional information about this locality is available for Crosthwaite
St John in the Vale through time
St John in the Vale is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St John in the Vale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St John in the Vale, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26057
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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