In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rockcliffe like this:
ROCKCLIFF, a village and a parish in Carlisle district, Cumberland. The village stands on the river Eden, 1¼ mile W of the Caledonian railway, and 4½ N W by N of Carlisle; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Carlisle. The parish is divided into the townships of Churchtown-Quarter and Castletown-Quar-ter; extends to the river Esk and the Solway frith; and comprises 5, 438 acres of land, and 1, 134 of water. ...
Real property, £5, 643. Pop., 949. Houses, 200. The property is subdivided. The manor belonged anciently to the Ratcliffes; passed to the Dacres and the Strongs; and belongs now to the Earl of Lonsdale. R. Hall and Castletown House are chief residences. Remains exist of anold castle of the Dacres. A mineral spring, near the Eden, throws up a scum which tinges paper with a beantiful gold colour. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £100. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church was rebuilt in 1848, and has a tower and spire.
Rockcliffe through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rockcliffe, in Carlisle and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6505
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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