A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CLIFTON (Great), a township-chapelry in Workington parish, Cumberland; on the river Derwent, and the Workington and Cockermouth railway, 2½ miles E of Workington. Post town, Workington. Real property, £6, 156; of which £4, 550 are in mines. Pop., 609. Houses, 121. The property is divided among a few. There are remains of a market cross. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £100. Patron, the Rector of Workington. The church is very good. Jeremiah Seed, the divine, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Great Clifton Tn/CP Workington AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
| Place names: | CLIFTON | CLIFTON GREAT | GREAT CLIFTON |
| Place: | Great Clifton |
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