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Mosedale, Shap Rural
Mosedale
civil parish:-   Shap Rural (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   valley
coordinates:-   NY49850946 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4909
10Km square:-   NY40


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evidence:-   old newspaper:- Z8900705.txt
placename:-  Mosedale
source data:-   Z8900705.txt
Westmorland Gazette
Transcription from the Westmorland Gazette 5 July 1890 
page 6:-  "... In the direction of Shap [from Longsleddale] there are still remains of a rough track running through the desolate Mosedale valley, but that should be avoided, as it is dangerous and in every way uninviting. ..."

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