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| How Hill, How | ||
| How Hill | ||
| locality:- | How (?) | |
| civil parish:- | Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | hill | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2424 (?) | |
| 10Km square:- | NY22 | |
| references:- | West 1778 |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- How Hill |
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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 sourceAddendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 207:- "..." "Oct. 5. I walked through the meadows and corn-fields to the Derwent, and crossing it went up to How-hill; it looks along Bassenthwaite-water, and sees at the same time the course of the river, and a part of the upper lake, with a full view of Skiddaw: ..." |
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