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.
PARTON, a village and a township in Moresby parish, Cumberland. The village stands on the coast and on the Whitehaven railway, 1½ mile N of Whitehaven; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under White-haven, a harbour for small craft, and a United Free Methodist chapel, built in 1863. The township includes the village, and extends into the country. Real property, £1, 100. Pop., 759. Houses, 167.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Moresby AP/CP Parton CP/Tn Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Parton |
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