In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waverton like this:
WAVERTON, a township in Wigton parish, Cumberland; on the river Waver, 3 miles W by S of Wigton. It has a post-office, of the name of W.-Tollgate, under Wigton. Real property, £5,759. Pop., 574. Houses, 114.
Waverton through time
Waverton is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Waverton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waverton, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6112
Date accessed: 26th October 2024
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