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ISELL, or ISALL, a village, a township, and a parish in Cockermouth district, Cumberland. The village stands on the river Derwent, 3 miles NE of Cockermouth r. station. The township bears the name of Blindcrake, Isell, and Redmain. Real property, £6, 780. Pop., 335. Houses, 72. The parish contains also the townships of Isell Old Park and Sunderland. Posttown, Cockermouth. Acres, 6, 760. Real property, £8, 561. Pop., 492. Houses, 99. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with Isell Hall, belongs to Sir W. Lawson, Bart. Building stone is quarried; and coal and copper ore were formerly worked. A bridge of 1691 here spans the Derwent. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £157.* Patron, Sir W. Lawson, Bart. The church is ancient but good, and has a bell turret.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cockermouth RegD/PLU Cumberland AncC |
| Place names: | ISALL | ISELL | ISELL OR ISALL |
| Place: | Isel |
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