Crofton
CROFTON, a township, in the parish of Thursby, union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and E. division of Cumberland, 3ΒΌ miles (E. N. E.) from Wigton; containing 80 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Wampool, and near the road from Wigton to Carlisle, and the railway from Carlisle to Maryport.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.