Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Parton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Parton, small seaport and township with ry. sta., Moresby par., Cumberland, 1½ mile N. of Whitehaven, 52 ac., pop. 1479; P.O. Parton is a thriving place, has a harbour for small craft, and shares in the prosperity of Whitehaven, of which it is practically a suburb.