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Belmount, Hawkshead
Belmount
civil parish:-   Hawkshead (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD352993
1Km square:-   SD3599
10Km square:-   SD39

evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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Page 56:-  "... At the head of a gentle slope [from Esthwaite water], with a just elevation, a handsome modern house, Belmount, is charmingly situated, and commands a delightful view of the lake with all its environs. ..."

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