Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ELLEN (The)

ELLEN (The), a river of Cumberland. It rises on Caldbeck fells; runs past Uldale, Ireby, Bolton, All-Hallows, Blennerhasset, and Aspatria; and falls into the sea at Maryport. Its prevailing direction is westward; and its length of course, about 17 miles.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Cumberland AncC
Place names: ELLEN     |     ELLEN THE     |     THE ELLEN

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