In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waterhead like this:
WATERHEAD, a place at the head of Coniston-water, in Lancashire; ½ mile NE of Coniston. It has a good inn, and is a tourists' centre for the scenery around Coniston-water. W. House is the seat of J. G. Marshall, Esq.
Additional information about this locality is available for Coniston
Waterhead through time
Waterhead 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 Waterhead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waterhead, in South Lakeland and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25608
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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