Underskiddaw, Cumberland
Historical Description
Underskiddaw, a township in Crostbwaite parish, Cumberland, about 3 miles from Keswick station on the Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith railway. There is a post office at Applethwaite; money order and telegraph office, Keswick. It comprises the hamlets of Great Crosthwaite, Applethwaite, and Millbeck. Acreage, 5875 of land and 151 of water; population, 464. The parish church stands in this township.
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 County | Cumberland | |
| Civil parish | Crosthwaite | |
| Poor Law union | Cockermouth | |
| Ward | Allerdale below Derwent |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Underskiddaw from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Under-Skiddaw)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.