In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whinfell like this:
WHINFELL, a township in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 6½ miles NE by N of Kendal. Real property, £1,773. Pop., 179. Houses, 31.
Whinfell through time
Whinfell is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland 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 South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5727
Date accessed: 22nd March 2025
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