Wilton, Cumbria Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Wilton - geograph.org.uk - 285040.jpg
Static Image Caption:Wilton
Coordinates:54.485°N -3.487°W
Official Name:Wilton
Civil Parish:Haile
Shire District:Copeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Copeland
Post Town:EGREMONT
Postcode District:CA22
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01946
Os Grid Reference:NY036110
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Copeland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Copeland Borough

Wilton is a hamlet in the Copeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the small town of Egremont. In 1870-72 it had a population of 253.[1] It was one of the sites involved in a 2010 shooting spree spanning Cumbria, when 52-year-old Derrick Bird shot several residents of Wilton, killing a couple.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wilton. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 January 2022.