In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oughterside like this:
OUGHTERSIDE and ALLERBY, a township in Aspatria parish, Cumberland; on the river Ellen, down to the coast, 5½ miles N W of Maryport. Acres, 2, 466; of which 314 are water. Real property, £5, 491; of which £3, 672 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 662; in 1861, 705. Houses, 141. Coal is largely worked.
Oughterside through time
Oughterside is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oughterside itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oughterside, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3781
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Oughterside".