In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Culgaith like this:
CULGAITH, a township-chapelry in Kirkland parish, Cumberland: on the rivers Eden and Tees, at the boundary with Westmoreland, 1½ mile N of Temple-Sowerby r. station, and 6½ E by S of Penrith. Post town, Edenhall, under Penrith. Real property, £2, 693. Pop., 323. Houses, 60. The property is divided among a few . The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £80. Patron, the Vicar of Kirkland. The church is good.
Culgaith through time
Culgaith is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Culgaith itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Culgaith, in Eden and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2181
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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