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.
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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kirkby Thorpe AP/CP Westmorland AncC |
| Place: | Milburn |
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