Bretherdale, Westmorland
Historical Description
Bretherdale, a township in Orton parish, Westmoreland, 1 mile from Tebay station on the L. & N.W.R., and 4 miles SW of Orton.
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 | Westmorland | |
Civil parish | Orton | |
Poor Law union | East ward | |
Ward | East |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Bretherdale from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Bretherdale)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Westmorland is available to browse.