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Page 17:-
descending from the ferry over Windermere - in this, the
lake, Hawkshead church, and Langdale Pikes, are prominent:
others, again, that in which part of Esthwaite Hall is seen,
lands with wood on each side of the lake, villages and
groves of trees, and the lofty mountains of Grasmere, Rydal,
&c. in the distance. The view which greets the eyes in
descending the hill from Coniston, yields to neither in
sweetness.
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to Ambleside
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From Esthwaite the tourist may either go directly towards
Ambleside, or through the village of Claife to the Ferry-inn
on Windermere, and thence by Bowness to Ambleside.
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Lancaster to Kendal
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It is a pleasant, although not direct road to Kendal by
Kirkby Lonsdale, through the vale of Lune. The more usual
route, however, is by Milnthorpe and Levens.
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Milnthorpe
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MILNTHORPE
Is a small but well-built market-town, on the north side of
the river Belo, near the estuary of the Kent. The place
consists principally of one long street, at the east end of
which are some elegant houses in open situations. Many
improvements have been effected in it, the most conspicuous
being an elegant chapel in the English style, consecrated by
the present Bishop of Chester. It is in the parish of
Heversham, a neat and pleasant village, about a mile further
on. The church was built in 1601, on the site of the old
one, destroyed by fire, and
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gazetteer links
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-- "Esthwaite Water" -- Esthwaite Water
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-- "Milnthorpe" -- Milnthorpe
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-- St Thomas's Church
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