Whale, Westmorland

Historical Description

Whale, a hamlet in Lowther parish, Westmorland, 4½ miles NW of Shap. Post town, Penrith; money order and telegraph office, Hackthorpe.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Whale from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Whale)

Land and Property

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