Wiggonby, Cumberland
Historical Description
Wiggonby, a village in Aikton parish, Cumberland, 5 miles NE of Wigton station on the Maryport and Carlisle railway. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Wigton. An ancient camp, 180 feet square, and planted with fir trees, is near Down Hall. There is an endowed school, founded in 1792 and rebuilt in 1860, with an endowment of about £180 per annum.
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 | Aikton | |
Poor Law union | Wigton | |
Ward | Cumberland |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Wiggonby from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Wiggonby are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)