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Moorhouse
Moorhouse is a village in Cumbria, located about 3½ miles west of Carlisle and 1½ miles south of Burgh by Sands. It is a picturesque village which has a number of 17th and 18th century buildings, including Moorhouse Hall and Hall Farm. A Quakers' meeting house and burial ground were established here in the 17th century. The Royal Oak public house is located on the B5307, the main road through the village. Historically, Moorhouse was a township in the ancient parish of Burgh-upon-the-Sands. Today, the village forms part of Burgh by Sands Civil Parish, and falls within the Cumberland Council area.
MOORHOUSE, a township, in the parish of Burgh-upon-the-Sands, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of Cumberland, 4½ miles (W. by N.) from the city of Carlisle; containing 293 inhabitants. There is a meeting-house for the Society of Friends.
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.
Moorhouse is a village on the B5307 road in the civil parish of Burgh by Sands in the Carlisle district, located in the English county of Cumbria. It is near the city of Carlisle. It has a pub called 'The Royal Oak Inn'
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