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Brigham.-- par. and township with ry. sta., W. Cumberland, on river Derwent, 2 miles W. of Cockermouth -- par., 37,754 ac. land and 1391 water, pop. 8639; township, 1749 ac., pop. 790; contains collieries, and slate and freestone quarries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Brigham CP/AP Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Brigham |
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