In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hincaster like this:
HINCASTER, a township in Heversham parish, Westmoreland; near the Lancaster canal and the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, 4 miles S of Kendal. Acres, 770. Real property, £1, 756. Pop., 143. Houses, 26. The manor belongs to Lady Howard. A Roman station is supposed to have been here.
Hincaster through time
Hincaster is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hincaster itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hincaster, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2458
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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