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.
PORT-CARLISLE, a small sea-port in the N of Cumberland; on the Solway frith, at the terminus of the Port-Carlisle railway, 11¼ miles W N W of Carlisle. A ship-canal from this place to Carlisle was formed in 1819; rose 70 feet, with nine locks; and, in terms of an act of 1853, was converted into a railway . The capital foreffecting the change was £120,000; docks were formedwith a further capital of £40,000; and power was obtained in 1860 to raise a further capital of £40,000. The railway is identical with the Carlisle and Silloth railway, from Carlisle to Drumburgh, a distance of fully 9 miles; and, together with that railway, is leased to the North British.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small sea-port" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Port Carlisle |
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