A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ALLERDALE, two wards in Cumberland. The one is called Allerdale-above-Derwent; the other Allerdale-below-Derwent. The former contains Cockermouth and Ravenglass, and is bounded mainly by Bassenthwaite water, Derwent water, Lancashire, and the Irish sea; while the latter contains Maryport and Allerby, and extends conterminously with the former from the Irish sea to the E. Acres in A.-above D., 207,579. Pop. in 1851, 48,168; in 1861, 65,046. Houses, 12,988. Acres in A.-below-D., 155,080. Pop. in 1851, 21,730; in 1861, 34,841. Houses, 7,208.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two wards" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Allerdale |
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