Kelton, Cumberland

Historical Description

Kelton, a village in Lamplugh parish, Cumberland, 6 miles E of Whitehaven, and 1¼ mile from Wright Green station on the Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egremont Joint railway. Post town, Lamplugh. There is a church mission room and a Primitive Methodist 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.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Kelton from the following:

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

Land and Property

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