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ROSLEY, a township, with a village, in Westward parish, Cumberland; 5 miles E S E of Wigton. A stockfair is held on Whit-Monday, and every fortnight after, till 29 Sept. Pop., 252. Houses, 45.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Westward AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Rosley |
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