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| Cockshott Point, Windermere | ||
| Cockshott Point | ||
| site name:- | Windermere lake | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | headland | |
| coordinates:- | SD39579643 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3996 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 15) placename:- Cockshot Point |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Cockshut Hill |
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| 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. goto sourcePage 87:- ".. Cockshut-hill is ... covered with a motley mixture of young wood; has an easy ascent to the top, and from it the lake appears in great beauty. ..." |
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| hearsay:- |
On this headland Captain Edward Wakefield and Herbert Stanley developed seaplanes
from about 1912. Their company carried out research into seaplane (Captain Wakfield
was the first civilian to sign the Official Secrets Act), the results going to the
Royal Navy. Their cover was the Lakes Flying Company which offered flying training
at L60, and made seaplanes for sale at L800 to L1000. |
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| Canon H D Rawnsley and Beatrix Potter objected to the flying. A Home Office enquiry
found no reason to control the activity. |
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