Wilton, Cumbria

Wilton
Wilton
Wilton is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Wilton
Wilton
Location in Copeland Borough
Wilton is located in Cumbria
Wilton
Wilton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY036110
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEGREMONT
Postcode districtCA22
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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England
Cumbria
54°29′06″N 3°29′13″W / 54.485°N 3.487°W / 54.485; -3.487

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.

References

  1. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wilton". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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