Fingland

Human settlement in England
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  • Allerdale
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  • Cumbria
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  • North West
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Cumbria
54°54′07″N 3°09′43″W / 54.902°N 3.162°W / 54.902; -3.162

Fingland is a hamlet in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Fingland is located on the B5307 road in between the villages of Kirkbride and Kirkbampton. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 219.[1] There is a farm called Fingland Rigg nearby, which gives its name to Finglandrigg Woods National Nature Reserve.

It was called Thingland in the Middle Ages (Thingland in 1279) meaning "place of the a Scandinavian ting, assembly". There is a similar place-name in Normandy near Jobourg (Cotentin) : le Tingland.

See also

  • iconCumbria portal

References

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