In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whinfell like this:
WHINFELL, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland; 3½ miles S of Cockermouth. Acres, 1,723. Real property, £1,709. Pop., 86. Houses, 17. W. Beacon is a hill 1,500 feet high.
Whinfell through time
Whinfell is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whinfell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whinfell, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3799
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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