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Netherby, Cumbria
NETHERBY, a township, in the parish of Arthuret, union of Longtown, Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland, 2½ miles (N. N. E.) from Longtown; containing 368 inhabitants. Here was a Roman station of considerable importance, connected with the Picts' wall by a direct road, but its name has not been clearly ascertained. Foundations of streets extending to the river Esk, denote its site; and a large collection of Roman coins, altars, fragments of domestic utensils, &c., discovered here, is deposited in Netherby Hall, the seat of the Rt. Hon. Sir James R. G. Graham, Bart.
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.
