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Page 8:-
the hill opposite to the east window, through which are
seen, in lengthened perspective closed by woods, the choir
and nave.
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Ulverston to Coniston
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From Ulverstone, whither the tourist must return, there are
to Coniston two roads, uniting at Lowick bridge. The road by
Lowick village is along a narrow vale, with hanging
enclosures and scattered farm-houses, from which there is a
distant view of Coniston Water winding round the mountain
foot in a north-eastern direction; a low sweep of dark rocks
is seen over its surface, and the whole range of the fells
above. The road by Pennybridge presents no distant
prospects, but the village and bridge, the thick woods, and
the Man-mountain, ten miles off, form an agreeable
combination. The river connecting Coniston Water with the
sea is the Crake, which joins the Leven a little to the
south of Pennybridge.
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Coniston Water
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CONISTON WATER
Is six miles in length, and about three quarters of a mile
in breadth. The depth does not exceed thirty fathoms, and
the waters abound with char and trout, the former being
larger and finer than those found in any other lake. Its
direction is from north to south, the head or northern part
being engulphed in lofty mountains, whilst the extremity
reaches into the vale below. The southern shores are
beautifully indented by rocky promontories, stretching into
the waters, which are mar-
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-- "Coniston Water" -- Coniston Water
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-- Furness Abbey
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-- Ulverston to Coniston
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