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Ravenstown, Lower Holker
Ravenstown
locality:-   Flookburgh
civil parish:-   Lower Holker (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD361753
1Km square:-   SD3675
10Km square:-   SD37

notes:-  
Houses were built here for staff of the naval aerodrome during World War I. The streets were named after battles in that war. The houses were later bought by Messrs Vickers to house staff from Barrow shipyard. It is now privately owned.

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