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Page 152:-
The trade of Lancaster is very considerable, not only at
Glasson Dock, where the larger ships generally unload but
also at the Canal, which is one of very great extent, and
connected with many of the principal towns in the
manufacturing districts. Fairs for the sale of cheese are
held here twice a-year, at which immense quantities are
sold. Lancaster is incorporated under a mayor, aldermen,
&c., and sends two members to Parliament. Population,
12,613; market-days, Wednesday and Saturday; inns, King's
Arms and Royal Oak.
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Bolton-le-Sands
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Bolton-le-Sands.- In the neighbourhood of this
village, the mountains of Westmorland and Cumberland combine
very beautifully with Morecambe Bay.
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Carnforth
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Carnforth.- Two miles hence is the remarkable cave,
called Dunald Millhole, into which a brook descends, and
runs under ground, until it breaks forth again at this
village.
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Beetham
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Beetham is a neat village in the secluded vale of the
Belo, on the new road from Lancaster to Ulverstone. The
Hall, now a farm-house, was a large fortified mansion,
standing within an area, enclosed by a wall pierced with
loop-holes. The ruins of Hilslack and Arnside towers are not
very distant; they seem to have been erected to guard the
Bay of Morecambe.
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Milnthorpe
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MILNTHORPE, a small but well-built market-town, is situated
on the north side of the Belo, and is the only sea-port in
Westmorland, enjoying a share of the coast trade to
Liverpool, Glasgow, and the intermediate ports; it is in the
parish of Hever-
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gazetteer links
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-- "Arnside Tower" -- Arnside Tower
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-- Beetham Hall (?)
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-- "Beetham" -- Beetham
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-- "Bolton-le-Sands" --
Bolton-le-SandsBolton-le-Sands
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-- "Dunald Millhole" -- Dunald Mill Hole
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-- "Hilslack Tower" -- Hazelslack Tower
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-- Lancaster Canal
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-- "Lancaster" -- Lancaster
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-- "Milnthorpe" -- Milnthorpe
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-- "Bay of Morecambe" -- Morecambe Bay
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