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ULVERSTONE.
(Vulgarly Ooston,) though ancient as regards its foundation,
is modern in its appearance. Neat and cheerful looking, from
the houses being roughcast and whitewashed, it stands on
uneven ground, at the foot of green and sloping eminences,
and is the mart for the agricultural and mineral productions
of Furness. The market-place is ornamented with a modern
cross of cast-iron, erected in 1821; and there are four
spacious streets, from which several small ones branch off.
Being about a mile from the Leven, a canal, cut in 1795,
enables vessels of small tonnage to come up to the town.
Considerable quantities of iron-ore and wrought-iron are
exported to different places. The church, dedicated to St.
Mary, stands at a little distance from the town, under a
hill; it was enlarged and nearly rebuilt in 1804, and
consists of a nave , chancel, and aisles, adorned with
several monuments of the Dodding and Braddyll families. The
east window represents, in painted glass, the four
Evangelists, and Christ risen from the sepulchre, after-
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