In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thrimby like this:
THRIMBY, a chapelry, with two townships, in Morland parish, Westmoreland; 3 miles N of Shap r. station. Post town, Shap, Westmoreland. Acres, 2,278. Real property, £1,990. Pop., 201. Houses, 35. The manor belonged to the Thirnebys; and passed, through the Haveringtons and others, to the Lowthers. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £80. Patron, the Vicar of Morland. The church was rebuilt in 1814.
Thrimby through time
Thrimby is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thrimby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thrimby, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4955
Date accessed: 13th January 2025
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