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Page 140:-
Hall stands the chapel, in a burial-ground that was
consecrated in 1701. Hence by Nether Stavely and Strickland
Kettle, the road reaches Kendal.
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Longsleddale
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LONG SLEDDALE.
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Gatescarth Pass
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Another path leads upwards by a mountain stream from Chapel
Hill, between Harter Fell and Shap Fells, then down by
Sadgill into Long Sleddale, and thence to Kendal, from which
place Hawes Water is frequently visited by this route. The
valley is, on the average, half-a-mile in width, and is
intersected by the Sprint rivulet, which runs parallel to
the road. From the bottom, which is covered with a mixture
of arable and meadow ground, hanging woods and rising
pastures ascend the sloping sides, terminating in sheep
walks on the mountains. It is divided into small estates,
having the farm-steads at the foot of rising grounds almost
every quarter of a mile. On an eminence, midway, stands the
chapel, and near it the school. The most interesting mansion
in the dale is Yewbarrow Hall, having an ancient tower,
whose walls are several feet thick.
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Branstree
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The last tract, at the traveller's choice, crosses over
Branstree, and through the deep and narrow vale of Swindale,
to
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Sahp Abbey
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SHAP ABBEY,
Founded by Thomas, son of Gospatrick, who de-
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-- "Long Sleddale" -- Longsleddale
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-- "Shap Abbey" -- Shap Abbey
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-- St Cuthbert's Church
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-- "Yewbarrow Hall" -- Ubarrow Hall
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