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  Grasmere
     GRASSMERE, a parish in Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 3 miles from Ambleside, and 277 from London; containing 57 houses and 270 inhabitants. From the top of Grassmere hill is a most beautiful prospect. The church stands at a small distance from Grassmere water or lake, on the side of the river Rothay. The living is a rectory, value 28 l. 11 s. 5 d.
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