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Page 179:-
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charter
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When William the Conqueror gave the barony of Kendal to Ivo de
Taillebois, the inhabitants of the town were villain-tenants of
the baronial lord; but one of his successors emancipated them,
and confirmed their burgages to them, by charter. Queen
Elizabeth, in the 18th year of her reign, erected it into a
corporation, by the name of aldermen and burgesses; and
afterwards King Charles I. incorporated it with a mayor, 12
aldermen, and 20 capital burgesses.
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church
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Mr. Gray's description of this town is injurious to it; but his
account of the church and castle is worth transcribing. 'Near the
end of the town, stands a handsome house of Colonel Wilson's, [1]
and adjoining it, the
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[1]
This is called Abbot-hall, and is now the property of Christopher
Wilson, Esq.
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gazetteer links
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-- "Abbot Hall" -- Abbot Hall Art Gallery
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-- Holy Trinity Church
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-- Kendal
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