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| | GENUKI: Millom, Cumberland - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868 |
 | | "MILLOM, a parish in the ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, county Cumberland. |
 | | Millom was formerly an extensive lordship, and came to the earls of Lonsdale through the Boyvills and Huddlestons, the remains of whose castle are still to be seen, having on one of the walls the arms of the Huddleston family in excellent preservation. |
 | | Formerly the lords of Millom had a special jurisdiction over which the sheriff of the county had no power, including the punishment of death, which was carried into effect at a place called Gallows Field, where a stone has been erected with a suitable inscription. |
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