In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Plumpton Head like this:
PLUMPTON-HEAD, a hamlet in Penrith parish, Cumberland; on the river Petteril, and on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, 3 miles N N W of Penrith. Pop., 87.
Additional information about this locality is available for Penrith
Plumpton Head through time
Plumpton Head is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Plumpton Head itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Plumpton Head, in Eden and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26068
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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