Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CARLETON

CARLETON, a hamlet in Penrith parish, Cumberland; on the river Eamont, 1 mile SSE of Penrith. Pop., 81. Carleton Hall was formerly the seat of the Carletons; and belongs now to the Cowpers.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Penrith CP/AP       Cumberland AncC
Place: Carleton

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