Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHINFELL

WHINFELL, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland; 3½ miles S of Cockermouth. Acres, 1,723. Real property, £1,709. Pop., 86. Houses, 17. W. Beacon is a hill 1,500 feet high.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Brigham CP/AP       Whinfell CP/Tn       Cumberland AncC
Place: Whinfell

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