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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Birkby like this:
BIRKBY, a township in Cross-Canonby parish, Cumberland; on the coast and on the Carlisle-railway, 1 mile NE-of Maryport. Acres, 871; of which 143 are water. Real property, £906. Pop., 157. Houses, 25.
Birkby is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Birkby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Birkby in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25882
Date accessed: 09th November 2025
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