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Eaglesfield, Cumberland

Historical Description

Eaglesfield, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland, 2½ miles SW of Cockermouth, under which it has a post office. Acreage, 1998; population, 248. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Dalton the chemist was a native.

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 CountyCumberland 
Civil parishBrigham 
Poor Law unionCockermouth 
WardAllerdale above Derwent 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Eaglesfield from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Eaglesfield are available from a number of sites:

DistrictAllerdale
CountyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCA13
Post TownCockermouth

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