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| White Raise, Askham | ||
| White Raise | ||
| locality:- | Askham Fell | |
| civil parish:- | Askham (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | hill (or) | |
| locality type:- | tumulus | |
| coordinates:- | NY488224 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4822 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 7 11) placename:- White Raise |
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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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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| 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. goto sourcePage 163:- "..." "Ascending the road from Pooley-bridge to the south, ... by White-raise, a large karn of stones, ..." |
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