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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SKIRWITH, a township-chapelry in Kirkland parish, Cumberland; 7½ miles E by N of Penrith r. station. Post town, Penrith. Real property, £2,756. Pop., 314. Houses, 54. The manor belongs to Lady le Fleming. S. House occupies the site of a Templars' preceptory, and is the seat ofParker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £112.* Patron,Parker, Esq. The church was built in 1859; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kirkland AP Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Skirwith |
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