The Cocker, Cumberland
Historical Description
Cocker, The, a river of Cumberland. It rises on the south side of Borrowdale Haws, goes through Buttermere Water, Crummock Water, and the vale of Lorton, has a total course north-north-westward of about 15 miles, and falls into the Derwent at Cockermouth.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.