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| Highpark, Loweswater | ||
| Highpark | ||
| locality:- | Parks | |
| locality:- | Loweswater | |
| civil parish:- | Loweswater (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY14502026 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1420 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY12 | |
| SummaryText:- | The positions of Highpark and Lowpark relative to the Park Beck are interesting. | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Parks |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY12SW.jpg "Parks" block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | possibly descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourcePage 140:- "... The south end [of Loweswater] is overlooked by lofty Mellbreak, at whose foot, a white house within some grass inclosures, under a few trees, stands in the point of beauty." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (But/Cru/Low) placename:- High Park |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Buttermere,
Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile,
by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1794, version
published 1800. CT8NY12K.jpg "High Park" item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- High Park |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HIGH PARK AND BARNS ADJOINING / / / LOWESWATER / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72691 / NY1450820263" |
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