Place:


East Ward  Westmorland

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Ward like this:

EAST, a ward in Westmoreland. It forms the north-eastern division of the county; marches with Cumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire; and measures 23½ miles in extreme length from N to S, and 21 in extreme breadth. Acres, 177, 910. Pop., 15, 411. Houses, 3, 023.

East Ward through time

East Ward is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Ward itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Ward, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20108

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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