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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Watercrook like this:
WATERCROOK, the site of the Roman station Concangium in the S of Westmoreland; on the river Kent, 2 miles S of Kendal. Roman altars, inscriptions, urns, bricks, a bath, coins, and other relics have been found.
Watercrook is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Watercrook itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Watercrook, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24633
Date accessed: 14th February 2026
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