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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oughterside like this:
OUGHTERSIDE and ALLERBY, a township in Aspatria parish, Cumberland; on the river Ellen, down to the coast, 5½ miles N W of Maryport. Acres, 2, 466; of which 314 are water. Real property, £5, 491; of which £3, 672 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 662; in 1861, 705. Houses, 141. Coal is largely worked.
Oughterside is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oughterside itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oughterside in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3781
Date accessed: 17th November 2025
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