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 road, Windermere to Coniston partly 
 road, Hawkshead to Newby Bridge partly 
road, Kendal to Hawkshead
Kendal to Hawkshead
Hawkshead to Kendal
A5284
A5285
civil parish:-   Kendal (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Strickland Ketel (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Crook (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Windermere (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Claife (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-   Hawkshead (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road route
10Km square:-   SD59
10Km square:-   SD49
10Km square:-   SD39

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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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.
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Page 56:-  "..."
"... to the horse-ferry on Windermere-water, four miles. On horseback, this latter is the more eligible rout (sic), as it leads immediately to the centre of the lake, where all its beauties are seen to the greatest advantage."
"..."
"The road to the ferry is round the head of Esthwaite-water, through the villages of Colthouse and Sawreys. Ascend a steep"
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Page 57:-  "hill, and from its summit, have a view of a long reach of Windermere-water, stretching far to the south, till lost between two high promontories. The road serpentizes round a rocky mountain, till you come under a broken scar, that in some places hangs over the way, and where ancient yews and hollies grow fantastically amongst the fallen rocks. ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Win/Ble) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Grand Lake of Windermere, scale about 2 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1819.
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"To Hawkshead"
from the ferry landing on the west shore; and unlabelled road to Ferry Nab on the east shore. 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.102
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evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Windermere N) 
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Northern Part of the Lake Winandermere and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Samuel John Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"To Kendale"
item:-  private collection : 10.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Windermere S) 
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Southern Part of the Lake Winandermere and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Samuel John Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"To HAWKSHEAD"
item:-  private collection : 10.11
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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double line, bold light, numbered miles; main road 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   road map:- Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792) 
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1792.
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double line, with road distances from Kendal 
item:-  JandMN : 44
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 319-320 
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
source data:-   Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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bold line; 'Principal Travelling Roads' 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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double line; road 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
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double line, light bold; 'Turnpike Road' 
item:-  JandMN : 63
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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single line, solid; minor road; Kendal, Brundrigg, Claybarrow, Windermere Ferry, ... 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874.
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"To Hawkshead / To Kendal"
double line; road 
item:-  private collection : 133.1
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evidence:-   gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads) 
source data:-   Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.
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Itinerary, with gradient diagram, routes 187, Kendal to Kirkby Lonsdale, 188, Kendal to Newby Bridge, 189, Kendal to Bowness, and 190, Ambleside to Coniston etc, Westmorland and Lancashire, 1898. 
item:-  JandMN : 763.19
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 Act of Parliament

places:-    Kendal
 Plumgarths, Strickland Ketel
[Bonning Gate Turn Pike, Crook]
 Crook
[Windermere Ferry, Windermere]
 Far Sawrey, Claife
 Near Sawrey, Claife
 Hawkshead

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