In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sockbridge like this:
SOCKBRIDGE AND TIRRIL, a township, with two hamlets, in Barton parish, Westmoreland; 2 miles SSW of Penrith. Acres, 11,818. Real property, £1,784. Pop., 245. Houses, 47. S. Hall was the seat of the Lancasters, and is now a farm-house.
Sockbridge through time
Sockbridge is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sockbridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sockbridge, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3320
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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