1851 Place transcribed as WHAM WHATER ??

[Geoff-E]

The writing on the census is so hard to make out ...

 ... ans is a copy of something else, perhaps written by candlelight by someone who couldn't write very well. 

[clearly]

I am posting this with great trepidation because it really is extending the bounds of possibility. But, here goes.
Just north of Carlisle, in Kirklinton parish, is a farm called Whamtown. About 7/8ths of a mile to the north is a farm called The Lake. Between these two places there used to be small lake or tarn which was drained in the early 19th century. Only a small pond remain there today. I have not seen a record of Whamwhater and these farms are in the east of Cumberland.

[FredRogers]

Just north of Carlisle, in Kirklinton parish, is a farm called Whamtown. About 7/8ths of a mile to the north is a farm called The Lake.

Thanks !
This is an interesting find that definitely shouldn't be ruled out especially as it does seem to say Wham Whater .Where would the nearest parish be I wonder?It is about an hour away on modern roads but as has been pointed out people  did travel for marriage and ofcourse for work .I cannot be sure the Disington birth is the correct one.Eleanor and John were married in the Crosscranby area,and lived in the Dearham area Moorside ,Ewanrigg(Unerigg) and Ellenbrough areas before moving all the way to  Medomsley and Ryton .

[clearly]

I mentioned Kirklinton Parish in the post. I believe the two places mentioned are now in Blackford parish which was carved out of the parishes of Kirklinton and Rockcliffe in 1870. Unfortunately the parish boundaries on OS maps are for the Civil parish and not the ecclesiastical parish so I can't be certain if the civil and church parishes are the same.