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Blennerhasset


Blennerhasset is a village in the Allerdale district of Cumbria. It is located by the River Ellen, about 2 miles east of Aspatria and 6 miles south-west of Wigton. Historically, the village was part of the township of Blennerhasset with Kirkland in the ancient Parish of Torpenhow in Cumberland. Today, it forms part of the Civil Parish of Blennerhasset and Torpenhow.

BLENNERHASSET, with Kirkland, a township, in the parish of Torpenhow, union of Wigton, Allerdale ward below Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 8¼ miles (S.W.) from Wigton; containing 224 inhabitants. A meeting-house here for Independents was rebuilt in 1828.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
River Ellen Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Civil Parish Torpenhow Parish, 1848
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Weir on the River Ellen at Blennerhasset
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Blennerhasset Evangelical Mission
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Blennerhasset, Village Green
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River Ellen
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River Ellen
- Overview About the River Ellen   The Ellen is a river in the English county of Cumbria, flowing from Skiddaw in the Northern Fells to the Solway Firth at Maryport. …

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County: Cumbria
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