Wilton, Cumbria
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Wilton is a hamlet in the Copeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the small town of Egremont. In 1870-72 it had a population of 253.[1] It was one of the sites involved in a 2010 shooting spree spanning Cumbria, when 52-year-old Derrick Bird shot several residents of Wilton, killing a couple.
References
- ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wilton". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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