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

TALLENTIRE, a township in Bridekirk parish, Cumberland; 3 miles N W by N of Cockermouth. Acres, 1,913. Real property, £2,265. Pop., 248. Houses, 52. T. Hall is the seat of the Brownes.

Tallentire through time

Tallentire is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tallentire itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tallentire in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2898

Date accessed: 17th November 2025


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