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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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IREBY, a village, two townships, and a parish in Wigton district, Cumberland. The village stands on the river Ellen, near Caldbeck fells, 5 miles SSE of Leegate r. station, and 7 SSW of Wigton; is supposed by Camden to be the Arbeia of the Romans; was once a market town; and has now a post office under Wigton, and fairs on 21 Feb. and 18 Oct. The townships are Low Ireby and High Ireby; and the former contains the village. Acres, 831 and 2, 701. Real property, £1, 810 and £1, 812. Pop., 337 and 128. Houses, 70 and 25. The parish consists of the two townships. The manor of Low Ireby belongs to F. L. B. Dykes, Esq.; and that of High Ireby, to Sir H. Vane-Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £64. * Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church was rebuilt in 1847. There is a school with £10 a year from endowment.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, two townships, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ireby CP/AP Ireby CP Wigton RegD/PLU Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Ireby |
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