A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CROFTON, a township in Thursby parish, Cumberland; on the river Wampool, adjacent to the Carlisle and Maryport railway, 3¼ miles ENE of Wigton. Acres, 975. Real property, £1, 326. Pop., 105. Houses, 22. Crofton Place is the seat of Sir W. Briscoe, Bart.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Thursby AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Crofton |
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