In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Crofton like this:
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.
Additional information about this locality is available for Thursby
Crofton through time
Crofton is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Crofton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crofton, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25901
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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