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Gentleman's Magazine 1819 part 1 p.403
PRESENT STATE AND APPEARANCES.
Rivers. Aine, Bruscath, Cambeck, Line the black and
the white, Liza, Nyte, Pultrop, Vent, Wiza or Wiz.
Lake. Llough near Rowcliffe.
Eminences and Views. Bootle beacon, Brampton mote,
Carlisle castle, Castle cragg-hill, Cumrew fell, Dale
Raughton, High style, Honiston cragg, King Harry fell,
Lingy-close head, Moothay, Muncaster fell, Naddle fell, Red
pike, St. Bee's head, Sandala top, Scarrow hill, the Screes,
Spade-Adam top, Workington hill.
Natural Curiosities. Biglands, sulphureous; Drig,
Gilcrux, and Stanger, saline; Sebergham, petrifying;
Bewcastle, Great Salkeld, Brampton, and Iron-gill chalybeate
springs. - Scenery of Newland and Wanthwaite vales. Of the
extraordinary eruption of Solwaty Moss, Nov. 15, 1771, not a
trace is now to be seen, the ground having gradually been
cleared at a great expence, and brought again to cultivation
by Dr. Graham. who was landlord of the whole inundated
track. This county is remarkable for the longevity of its
inhabitants. In Lysons's 'Cumberland' is a list of 144
persons of not less than 100 years of age buried between the
years of 1663 and 1814. The most remarkable instances
recorded, are Robert Brown, aged 110, buried at Arthuret
1666. Richard Green, 114, Dacre 1680. Thomas Fearon, 112,
Bride-kirk 1701, Jane Hodgson, 114, Harrington 1717. Thomas
Dickenson, 112, Bootle 1745. Mary Lingleton, 110, Dearham.
Rev. George Braithwaite, 110, Carlisle 1753, Mark Noble,
113, Corney 1768. James Bell, 113, Penrith, 1772. The
obituary of the Gentleman's Magazine also records Ann
Wilson, 110, Aston 1765. John Noble, 114, Corney 1772. John
Maxwell, 132, Keswick Lake 1785. John Taylor, noticed among
the eminent natives, lived to the age of 135.
Public Edifices. Carlisle Assize courts, founded in
1810, within the walls of the antient citadel, architect
Robert Smirke, jun. who also built the bridge of 5 elliptic
arches, each of 35 feet span, founded 1812; County gaol;
Grammar-school - Girl's Charity-school - Guildhall - Dovenby
hospital and schools. - Keswick school; and Market-house,
built 1813. - Longtown bridge, 5 arches. Penrith and
Plumbland schools. - St. Bee's school, founded by Archb.
Grindall. - Warwick bridge. - Whitehaven piers, four
batteries, mounting together 18 guns; Dispensary. - Wigton
school. - Workington bridge, erected 1763; Assembly rooms;
theatre; schools.
Seats.
Barfield, Robert Gibson, esq.
Barrow, The, Joseph Pocklington, esq.
Bonstead-hill, William Nixon, esq.
Brayton, Wilfred Lawson, esq.
Bride-kirk, John Thompson, esq.
Burgh-upon-Sands, G. H. Hewett, esq.
Calder-abbey, Miss Senhouse.
Castle-how, Miss Senhouse.
Cockermouth-castle, Earl of Egremont.
Dovenby-hall, J. B. Dykes, esq.
Edenhall, Sir Philip Musgrave, bart.
Ewanrigg, John Christian, esq,
Flimby-hall, Earl of Lonsdale.
Hardriff-hall, Sir F. F. Vane, bart.
Holme-hill, Colonel Salkeld.
Holme-rook, Skiffington Lutwidge, esq.
Hunter-hall, E. B. Harraden, esq.
Hutton-john, Andrew Hudleston, esq.
Irton-hall, E. L. Irton, esq.
Isel, Wilfred Lawson, esq.
Justice-town, Thomas Irwin, esq.
Kirk-oswald, T. S. Featherstonehaugh, esq.
Linethwaite, Thomas Hartley, esq.
Long-burgh, Mason Hodges, esq.
Lowthwaite-house, Williamson, esq.
Melmerby, Rev. Joseph Pattinson.
Moor-house, Richard Hodgson, esq.
Moor-park, Joseph Liddell, esq.
Naworth-castle, Earl of Carlisle.
Nether-hall, Humphry Senhouse, esq.
Newbiggen-hall, Rev. S. Bateman.
Nunwick-hall, Miss E. Wilkinson.
Oaks, The, Mrs. Blamire.
Ormathwaite, Sir J. B. Walsh, bart.
Orthwaite-hall, William Brown, esq.
Pap-castle, Thomas Knight, esq.
Rickerby, James Graham, esq.
Salkeld-lodge, Colonel Lacy.
Sella-park, Edward Stanley, esq.
Skirwith-abbey, J. O. Yates, esq.
Southerby-hall, John Fallowfield, esq.
Staffold, R. L. Ross, esq.
Tallantire-hall, William Brown, esq.
Vicar's Island, General Peachey.
Warwick-hall, Robert Warwick, esq.
Whitehaven-castle, Earl of Lonsdale.
Woodside, late John Losh, esq.
Peerage. Burgh barony to Lowther Earl of Lonsdale,
who is also Viscount and Baron Lowther of Whitehaven:
Carlisle earldom to Howard, who is also Baron Dacre of the
North, or of Gilsland: Cumberland dukedom to Prince Ernest
Augustus, fifth son of the King: Dacre of the South barony
to the lady of Thomas Brand, esq.: Egremont earldom and
Cockermouth
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