Birbeck Fells, Westmorland
Historical Description
Birbeck-Fells, a hamlet in Orton township and parish, Westmoreland, on the Birbeck stream, and 3 miles from Shap station on the L. & N.W.R. Most of the country here is wild moor and mountain. Birbury., See BIBDINGBURY.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Westmorland | |
Civil parish | Orton | |
Poor Law union | East ward | |
Ward | East |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Birbeck Fells from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Birbeck-Fells)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Westmorland is available to browse.