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Keisley
Keisley in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Keisley is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Keisley is a small hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It is located in the Dufton civil parish and the Westmorland and Furness district.
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Background
History
Keisley was part of the county of Westmorland until 1974 when it was merged with Cumberland to form Cumbria. Keisley is mentioned in Thomas Jeffrey’s 1770 map of Westmorland as “Keisley” or “Keifley”. The map features a cluster of buildings in the same area that Keisley Farm is located today. Cary's 1794 map of England, Scotland and Wales clearly displays a hamlet labelled as ‘Keisley’. In ‘A new map of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland from 1760, Keisley is not mentioned instead a place named “Morton Hall” stands in the same location as the modern hamlet, however it is likely that Morton Hall refers to the modern Murton Hall (a grade II listed 14th century building) located at the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6167, -2.4500
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Keisley?
- Keisley is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6167°, -2.4500°.