Wilton, Cumbria

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Wilton
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Wilton
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Wilton
Location in Copeland Borough
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Wilton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY036110
Civil parish
Unitary authority
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town EGREMONT
Postcode district CA22
Dialling code 01946
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Cumbria
54°29′06″N3°29′13″W / 54.485°N 3.487°W / 54.485; -3.487

Wilton is a hamlet in the Cumberland 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.