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SANDWITH, a village and a township in St. Bees parish, Cumberland. The village stands on the coast, 2 miles S by W of Whitehaven; and has a post-office under Whitehaven. The township comprises 1, 344 acres ofland and 62 of water. Real property, £2, 408; of which £63 are in quarries. Pop., 333. Houses, 74.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Sandwith CP/Tn St Bees AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Sandwith |
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