Cummersdale Township

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"Township in Carlisle St Mary’s parish, Cumberland ward, Cumberland....part of bishop of Carlisle’s barony of Dalston (q.v.). Economy: largely agricultural until 19th century; Dalston Estate Small Holdings (part of Land Resettlement Scheme) from 1920s. Clay pits for brick-making on former common. Cotton dyeing and bleach works at Holme Head works, part of Ferguson brothers’ factories, opened 1824; closed 1991. Cluster of water-powered mills on River Caldew near High Cummersdale: corn mill recorded from 1268...."
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Link: https://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/cummersdale
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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