In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knipe like this:
KNIPE, a hamlet in Bampton parish, Westmoreland; on the river Lowther, 4 miles NW of Shap. It was the birthplace of Bishop Gibson the antiquary, and of Gibson the son-in-law of Richard Cromwell. Talc occurs at Knipe Scar.
Additional information about this locality is available for Bampton
Knipe through time
Knipe is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knipe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knipe, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25381
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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