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Page 6:-
to say a few words about so conspicuous an object as
Carleton Hall; I hope I shall be therefore excused, although
this is not its proper place.
Carleton Hall stands on the nearest dry situation to the
River Emont: its late possessor, Mr Wallace,
(notwithstanding it was the estate of his mother-in-law Mrs
Simpson of Penrith,) spared no expence in beautifying it,
and chiefly resided at it. He rebuilt part of the Mansion,
added stables and other out-buildings, and laid out the
gardens and pleasure-grounds in manner which does honour to
his taste and spirit. A picturesque examination may indeed
find fault with the too great number of white objects, but
we may well excuse this in a man whose busy and active life
kept his mind constantly employed in more serious and
important pursuits.
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Brougham Hall
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The next remarkable place upon the road is Brougham-Hall,
called till lately the Birds Nest, the seat of Henry
Brougham, Esquire. Dr Burn calls this estate a Manor, but
very erroneously: it lyes within the manor of Oglebirds, and
is held of the Earl of Thanet as part of the forest of
Whinfield. This was not well ascertained till after the
division of the Common in 1775, when the Commissioners were
directed to set out such a proportion of ground as they
thought proper to H.Brougham, Esq; for his signory of
Brougham Hall. Mr Brougham made no claim, knowing he had no
manor, and the Commissioners, upon enquiry, found that the
manor belonged to the Earl of Thanet, and that the tenants
were all freeholders: Mr Brougham therefore took his share
among the other tenants, without ever attempting to
establish any claim as lord.
On the other side of the road stands the Chapel, a low
old-fashioned building, founded by the Countess of Pembroke;
it has no burying-ground, and service is performed there
only once a fortnight.
The family of the Broughams is said to have originally come
from Burd-Oswald in Gillyland, but have been settled here a
long time: their mansion is pleasantly situated, and
commands a good prospect: the gardens, though small, are
neatly laid out; but since the death of the late possessor,
have been out of repair, the present owner, H. Brougham Esq;
residing chiefly at Edinburgh.
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Lowther Bridge
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We next come to Lowther Bridge, built over the river Lowther
at a place called Bradwath in the boundary-rolls both of the
manor of Brougham and Clifton. I am in possession of an old
boundary-roll (taken at the perambulation of Gilbert de
Engayne, in the 21st year of Edward III. at which time he
settled the whole village of Clifton upon his son Henry, and
Johanna * his wife) and this likewise begins at
Bradwath. This bridge likewise divides the parish of
Brougham from the parish of Barton.
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Clifton
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From the Bridge part of the village of Clifton may be seen;
more particularly the church, and that old tower called the
Hall, at the distance of about three quarters of a mile.
This village, (which consists of about forty houses, all
very neat,) formerly belonged to Hugh de Morville, and was
given by him to Gilbert de Engayne before the forfeiture of
his other estates. In the family of the Engaynes it
continued until the marriage of Elinora, the only daughter
of the family, to William Wybergh, and in the Wybergh family
it hath ever since continued. During the civil wars they
fell into distress through the oppressions of those times,
when the manor of Clifton was mortgaged to Sir John Lowther
of Lowther, and never afterwards redeemed. The present
possessor is Thomas Wybergh Esq; Counsellor at law.
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Clifton, ancient customary
service
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An ancient customary service exacted from the tenants of
this manor was, "to go to St Bees with man and horse, to
fetch salt and other necessaries from thence, once a year."
They had a right to compound for this service, by paying
half a crown to
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* Daughter of Robert Lowther of Halton in
Northumberland.
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gazetteer links
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-- "Brougham Hall" -- Brougham Hall
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-- "Carleton Hall" -- Carleton Hall
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-- "Clifton" -- Clifton
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-- "Lowther Bridge" -- Lowther Bridge
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-- (St Wilfrid, Brougham)
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