Woodland
Woodland, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Kirkby Ireleth par., N. Lancashire, 3½ miles NE. of Broughton-in-Furness, pop. 87.
John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)
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The Register Office covering the Woodland area is
Ulverston.
Residents in 1882 found in Mannex's directory
of Furness and Cartmel.
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In 1835 Woodland was a chapelry in the township of
Broughton in Furness in the parish of
Kirkby Ireleth.
The history of Heathwaite and Woodland as described in Mannex's directory
of Furness and Cartmel, 1882.
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For probate purposes prior to 1858, Woodland was in the
peculiar of the Dean of the Chapter of York
whose records are deposited at the
Borthwick Institute.
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[Last updated: Wednesday, 03-Sep-2008 11:35:29 BST - Phil Stringer]