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Wasdale Head, 1848


WASDALE-HEAD, with Eskdale, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Bees, union of Bootle, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 11 miles (S.W. by S.) from Keswick; containing 375 inhabitants, of whom 35 are in Wasdale-Head. It is pleasantly situated at the head of Wast-water lake, in a narrow valley almost surrounded by lofty hills. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £80; patron, the Incumbent of St. Bees. The chapel is very small.

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.

St Bees Civil Parish Wasdale Head St Bees (St. Bega) Parish, Historical Account, 1848
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- Overview About Wasdale Head Map Street View Wasdale Head is a distributed hamlet in the Copeland district of Cumbria, located about 10 miles south-west of Keswick. It is situated by …

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