Hunsonby and Winskill, Cumberland

Historical Description

Hunsonby and Winskill, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland, on a branch of the river Eden, 1 mile from Little Salkeld station on the M.R., 4 miles SSE of Kirk-oswald, and 6 from Penrith. Post town, Carlisle; money order and telegraph office, Langwathby. Acreage, 1687; population, 282. The Dean and Chapter of Carlisle are lords of the manor. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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

Churches

There is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, and a Church Institute, opened in 1905.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Hunsonby and Winskill from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Hunsonby, with Winskill)

Land and Property

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