- Source: Whale, Cumbria
Whale is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is about a mile south of the village of Askham. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 53.
Toponymy
The name Whale comes from the same Anglo-Saxon language root as the country Wales, meaning 'foreigners'. It was given by the Angles of Helton to the Celtic inhabitants of the opposite side of the River Lowther, c. the 9th century.
Location grid
See also
Listed buildings in Lowther, Cumbria
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Whale, Cumbria
- Whale (disambiguation)
- Lowther, Cumbria
- List of places in Cumbria
- List of United Kingdom locations: Wha-Whitc
- List of beaches in the United Kingdom
- Civil parishes in Cumbria
- Irish Sea
- Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩
- HMS Rorqual (S02)
