Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for EAGLESFIELD

EAGLESFIELD, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland: 2¾ miles SW of Cockermouth. Real property, £2, 491. Pop., 304. Houses, 64. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Dalton, the chemist, was a native.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Brigham CP/AP       Eaglesfield CP/Tn       Cumberland AncC
Place: Eaglesfield

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