Eamont Bridge, Westmorland
Historical Description
Eamont Bridge, a township in Barton parish, Westmorland, on the river Eamont, about 1 mile SSE of Penrith. It is joined to YA:NWATH, which see. The bridge which gives it name is a picturesque structure, and the curious antiquities called " King Arthur's Round Table" and ' May-burgh " are in the neighbourhood. It has a post office under Penrith.
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 | Barton | |
Poor Law union | West ward | |
Ward | West |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Eamont Bridge from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Eamont-Bridge, with Yanwith)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Westmorland is available to browse.