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Moresby, coast par., township, and vil. (ry. sta. Moresby Parks), Cumberland - par., 2193 ac., pop. 2436; township, 2141 ac., pop. 957; vil., 2½ miles NE. of Whitchaven; P.O.; Moresby Hall is after a design by Inigo Jones; Moresby occupies the site of a Roman station, and has yielded Roman relics.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "coastal parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Moresby AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Moresby |
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