In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Milburn like this:
MILBOURNE, a township-chapelry in Kirkby-Thore parish, Westmoreland; on the Maidenway, adjacent to Cumberland, 3 miles N of Kirkby-Thore r. station, and 6½ NNW of Appleby. It contains the hamlets of Milbourne-Grange and Gullom-Holme; and its Post town is Kirkby-Thore, under Penrith. Acres, 5,282. ...
Real property, with Newbiggen, £3,603. Pop. of M. alone, 324. Houses, 58. A large portion of the surface is moorish mountain, called Milbourne fells or Milbourne forest, extending eastward along the boundary with Cumberland to the vicinity of the meeting-point with Durham. Traces of an ancient British camp are at Green Castle; and a Roman altar was found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £95. Patron, Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The church is of the early part of the 14th century. Charities, £5.
Milburn through time
Milburn is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Milburn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Milburn, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4936
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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