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Waverton Township, 1848


WAVERTON, a township, in the parish and union of Wigton, ward and E. division of Cumberland, 2½ miles (W.S.W.) from Wigton; containing 543 inhabitants. The river Waver intersects the township, dividing it into High and Low. The tithes were commuted for land in 1811.

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.

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Wigton Parish, 1848
- 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. WIGTON (St. Mary), …
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Waverton Township
- "Township in Wigton parish, Cumberland ward, Cumberland....part of barony of Wigton. Manor of Waverton had been divided into eight parts before 1316; Wyndham family retained manorial rights, as overlords of …
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