Bowscale

Township in Greystoke parish, Leath ward, Cumberland. Absorbed into Mungrisdale CP 1934.


Acreage:

1,262 acres [511 ha], consisting largely of unenclosed common fell land.


Population:

hamlet of four farms, containing around 30 inhabitants from 1841 to 1931 (census years for which separate figures available).


Landownership:

part of barony of Greystoke (q.v.) until sold to Hasells of Dalemain (before 1860).


Economy:

hill farming.


Places of worship:

none.


Schools and other institutions:

none.