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inn, Ambleside
locality:-   Ambleside
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   inn
coordinates:-   NY376045 (?) 
1Km square:-   NY3704
10Km square:-   NY30

evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
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.
Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
image WS21P212, button  goto source
Page 212:-  "..."
"I now reached Ambleside, sixteen miles from Keswick, meaning to lie there; but on looking into the best bed-chamber, dark and damp as a cellar, grew delicate, ... [1] ..."
"[1] ... (The inn at Ambleside has been greatly improved since Mr. Gray's time, and now as commodious as any in the country.)"

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