Whale, Cumbria Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Whale (geograph 4024268).jpg
Static Image Caption:Whale
Coordinates:54.586°N -2.741°W
Official Name:Whale
Type:Hamlet
Civil Parish:Lowther
Unitary England:Westmorland and Furness
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:PENRITH
Postcode District:CA10
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01931
Os Grid Reference:NY520215
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the former Eden District
Label Position:left

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.[1]

Toponymy

The name Whale comes from the same Anglo-Saxon language root as the country Wales, meaning 'foreigners'.[2] It was given by the Angles of Helton to the Celtic inhabitants of the opposite side of the River Lowther, c. the 9th century.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHALE. Vision of Britain. 10 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018-11-27 . Welsh language history - place names . 2023-08-08 . Wales . en.
  3. Book: Sullivan, Jeremiah . Cumberland & Westmorland, Ancient and Modern: The People, Dialect, Superstitions and Customs . 1857 . Whittaker and Company . 82 . en.