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Page 1020:-
some Space in a narrow Compass between the River Lone on
the East, and Winander mere on the West, and has some
Rocks as well as Mountains, but is pretty fruitful in the
Vallies, especially in the Meadows, near the Rivers; and its
Mountains have good Pasture for Sheep, with Copper Ore in some
Parts.
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climate
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Its Air is sweet, healthful, and pleasant, but somewhat sharp in
the mountainous Parts.
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rivers
Eden
Eamont
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The most noble River in this County is the Eden, or
Ituna of Ptolomy, which we mentioned in
Cumberland. It rises at a Place called Hugh Seat
Morville, or Hugh Morvill's Hill, out of which, two
other Rivers, the Eure and Swale, run into
Yorkshire. In its long Course it receives twelve Rivers
and Brooks, some of which are considerable Streams; so that
before it joins the Eimot, 'tis a very large River.
Tradition says that Uter Pendragon made great Efforts to
bring this River from its old Channel, but to no Purpose, which
gave Occasion for the Rhyme,
Let Uter Pendragon do what he can,
The River Eden will run as it ran.
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rivers
Kent
Lune
Lowther
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The River Can, Ken, or Kent, rises at
Kentmere, and being joined by two large Rivers before it
comes to Kendale, they render it a large Stream, with
which is passeth thro' a Stony Channel abounding with Fish, into
Solway Frith. The greatest River in the South Parts, is
the Lone or Lune, which rising near
Mallerstrand Forest, not far from Rissendale, gives
Name to the Track called Lonsdale, i.e. a vale upon the
Lone. After receiving some Rivulets, and the two Rivers
Birkbeck and Burrow, near Orton. it grows a
large Stream, and waters the middle Part of the County, and near
half the Borders towards Yorkshire, and then passes into
Lancashire. The Loder, or Lowther River is a
very clear Stream without Mud, which rises in the Broad
water Lake near Thornthwaite Forest; and after a long
Course falls into the Eimot near Hornby. The
Lowther's Family take their Name from it, and have a Seat
on the Banks of it.
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Windermere
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Among the Mountains in the South Part of the County, on the
Borders of Cumberland, lies Winander mere, said to
be the greatest Lake in England, and to be so called by
the
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gazetteer links
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-- "Birkbeck, River" -- Birk Beck
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-- "Burrow, River" -- Burrow Beck
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-- Eden, River
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-- "Broad Water Lake" -- Hawes Water
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-- "Hugh Seat Morville" -- Hugh Seat
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-- "Can, River" -- Kent, River
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-- "Loder, River" -- Lowther, River
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-- "Lone, River" -- Lune, River
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-- "Mallerstrand Forest" -- Mallerstang Forest
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-- Mint, River
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-- "Thornthwaite Forest" -- Naddle Forest
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-- "Rissendale" -- Ravenstonedale
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-- Sprint, River
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-- "Westmoreland" -- Westmorland
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-- "Winander Mere" -- Windermere
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