Place:Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England

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NameEaglesfield
Alt namesEgglesfieldsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Located inCumberland, England     ( - 1974)
See alsoBrigham, Cumberland, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Allerdale above Derwent Ward, Cumberland, Englandward in which it was located
Cockermouth Rural, Cumberland, Englandrural district 1894-1934
Dean, Cumberland, Englandparish into which it was merged in 1934
Allerdale District, Cumbria, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Eaglesfield is a small settlement in the county of Cumbria, in England. Until 1974 part of Cumberland, and a township in the parish of Brigham, it is near the A5086 road and is 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of the town of Cockermouth.

Eaglesfield became a civil parish in 1866 and remained so until 1934 when it was abolished to become part of the civil parish of Dean. It was part of Cockermouth Rural District from 1894 until 1934.

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Eaglesfield was the birthplace of John Dalton (1766–1844), acclaimed chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He was the father of the modern atomic theory.

Eaglesfield was the probable birthplace of Robert de Eglesfield (c.1295–1349), founder of the Queen's College, Oxford. His father, John of Eglesfield, held lands in and near there.

Moorland Close, Eaglesfield, was the birthplace of Fletcher Christian, master's mate aboard the HMS Bounty. He led the mutiny against the captain, William Bligh, during their voyage to Tahiti.

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