In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sandford like this:
SANDFORD, a hamlet in Warcop parish, Westmoreland; on the river Eden, 3¼ miles S E of Appleby. The manor belonged to the Sand fords, and passed to the Vi-ponts and the Warcops. There are four large tumuli.
Additional information about this locality is available for Warcop
Sandford through time
Sandford is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sandford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sandford, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25398
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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