Whinfell, Cumberland
Historical Description
Whinfell, a township in Brigham parish, and partly in Lorton ecclesiastical parish, Cumberland, 3½ miles S of Cockermouth town and railway station. Post town and telegraph office, Cockermonth; money order office, High Lorton. It comprises the hamlet of Rogerscale. Acreage, 1747; population, 95. Lord Leconfield is lord of the manor.
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 | Brigham | |
Poor Law union | Cockermouth | |
Ward | Allerdale above Derwent |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Whinfell from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.