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  road, Lancaster to Ulverston
road, Lancaster to Hest Bank
Lancaster to Hest Bank
Hest Bank to Lancaster
county:-   Lancashire
locality type:-   route
10Km square:-   SD46
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 26:-  "From Lancaster to Hest-bank, three miles, set out with the Ulverston carriers at the stated hour, or take a guide for the sands that succeed, called Lancaster Sands [1], and which are 9 miles over [2]. On a fine day there is not a"
"[1] (Morecambe, Ptol.)"
"[2] Along with the proper guides, crossing of the sands in summer is thought a journey of little more danger than any other. But those who wish to evade them may easily go, in one day, round to Ulverston, by the head of the aestuary.- ..."
places:-    Lancaster, Lancashire
 Hest Bank, Lancashire
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