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Page 98:-
is a shorter and less hilly road from Milnthorp to Bowness
through Crosthwaite and Winster, in one stage of 14 miles. From
Milnthorp to Kendal is 8 miles; the road crosses the Kent near
the ancient mansion of the Howards at Levens; and passes the
castellated Hall of Sizergh, the family seat of the Stricklands.
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Kendal
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KENDAL
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ivory combs
marble
inns
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Is a clean and well built town, of considerable trade, and a
population of 11,301 inhabitants. It is situate at the junction
of the Carlisle road by Penrith, with the Whitehaven road by
Ambleside, Keswick, and Cockermouth. It is famous for the
manufacture of various kinds of woollen goods and fancy
waistcoats. Here is a manufactory of ivory combs; and a marble
manufactory, where several varieties of the limestone of the
country are worked and polished. The King's Arms and Commercial
are the principal Inns.
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Bowness-on-Windermere
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BOWNESS
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inns
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Stands upon a small bay of Windermere, where boats of various
descriptions may be seen riding at anchor. The walls of the
houses and gardens are decorated with evergreens and flowers,
giving an extraordinary appearance of neatness to the place. The
White Lion is a spacious Inn, with a small garden and elevated
grass plot adjoining; and the Crown is pleasantly situated upon a
rising ground at the end of the village.
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-- "Bowness" -- Bowness-on-Windermere
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-- Commercial
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-- Crown Inn (?)
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-- Kendal
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-- "King's Arms" -- Kings Arms
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-- Levens Hall
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-- Sizergh Castle
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-- White Lion
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