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| Nichol End, Above Derwent | ||
| Nichol End | ||
| civil parish:- | Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY25392287 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2522 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY22 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 6) placename:- Nickol End |
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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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| hearsay:- |
About the 14th century, pilgrims could be ferried from here to the oratory on St Herbert's
Island. |
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| A mould for making crucifixes, to sell to the pilgrims, was found here; it is in the
collections of Keswick Museum. |
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