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Mosser, Cumberland

Historical Description

Mosser, a township and an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1883, in Brigham parish, Cumberland, on the river Cocker, under Whinfield Fell, 4 miles S of Cockermouth railway station. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Cockermouth. Acreage, 1490; population, 89. The manor belongs to Lord Leconfield. The ecclesiastical parish comprises also the townships of Blindbothel and Eaglesfield. Population, 437. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; gross value, £60 with residence. Patron, the Bishop. The old church is still used for divine service, but a new church in the Gothic style was erected in 1891 on a site given by the Earl of Lonsdale.

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 Mosser from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

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

DistrictAllerdale
CountyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCA13
Post TownCockermouth

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