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| Allan Tarn, Colton | ||
| Allan Tarn | ||
| civil parish:- | Colton (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tarn | |
| coordinates:- | SD292893 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2989 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD28 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 7 7) placename:- Allan Tarn |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con) |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Coniston Lake,
scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick,
Cumberland, 1788, version published 1809. CTESD28Z.jpg Drawn as a wider part of the River Crake. item:- JandMN : 182.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
Referred to as the Octopus Lagoon by Arthur Ransome. |
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