A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
FLIMBY, a parish in Cockermouth district, Cumberland; on the coast, and on the Maryport and White-haven railway, 1¾ mile SSW of Maryport. It has a station on the railway; and its post town is Maryport. Acres. 1,842: of which 253 are water. Real property, £6, 383; of which £4, 108 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 555; in 1861, 1, 178. Houses, 216. The increase of pop. arose from the opening of extensive coal-mines, and the erection of houses for the workers. The property is divided among a few. The parish was constituted out of Commerton in the time of Henry VIII. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £82.* Patrons, the Landowners. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Flimby CP/Ch Cockermouth RegD/PLU Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Flimby |
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