MUNGRISDALE, Cumberland - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"MUNGRISDALE, a township and chapelry in the parish of Greystoke, Leath ward, county Cumberland, 8 miles E. by N. of Keswick, and 11 from Penrith, its post town. It is situated on the river Glenderamakin, under Souter Fell and Saddleback. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the slate quarries, which consist chiefly of blue slate and flagstone. The soil is principally clay, and the land in pasture. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Carlisle, value £118, in the patronage of the Rector of Greystoke. The church is a small ancient structure with a square tower containing two bells. There is an endowed school, also a Sunday-school. Henry Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]