In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glassonby like this:
GLASSONBY, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; near the river Eden, 2 miles SSE of Kirk-oswald. Acres, 1, 643. Real property, £1, 708. Pop., 147. Houses, 30.
Glassonby through time
Glassonby is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glassonby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glassonby, in Eden and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5439
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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