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Wrynose Pass, Ulpha
Wrynose Pass
civil parish:-   Ulpha (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   pass
coordinates:-   NY27700270
1Km square:-   NY2702
10Km square:-   NY20
altitude:-   1289 feet
altitude:-   393m

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BMH02.jpg  From near Slater Bridge.
(taken 23.6.2006)  
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BNL09.jpg  East approach.
(taken 26.3.2007)  
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Wrenose
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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"wrenose"
Large hillock. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:-  Wendrosse
source data:-   Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe, and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.
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page 164:-  "... Wendrosse ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Wrenose
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Wrenose"
Implied by the label for the shire stones. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Wrenose
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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"... Wrenose"
hillocks 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
placename:-  Wry Nose
source data:-   Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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"..."
"Some of the Mountains in Cumberland are very remarkable for their Height, viz. the Mountain called Wry Nose, upon the Top of which, near the Highway-Side, are to be seen three Stones, commonly call'd Shire-Stones, ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Wry Nose Head
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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"Three Shire Stones upon Wry Nose Head"
hill hachuring 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Wry Nose
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Wrynose
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Wrynose Gap
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.97 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. / as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
"Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Wrynose Gap
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, Etc, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.7 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF CONISTON, LANGDALE, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
Mountains in the view are listed:-  "Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  JandMN : 48.2
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Wrynose Pass, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1852.
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"on Wrynose"
page number  "51"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.390.68
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Wrynose Pass, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1852.
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"Bridge on Wrynose. Septr 16. 1852. / ascent steeper"
page number  "52"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.390.69
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Wrynose Gap
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains on the West Side of Windermere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Folded in opposite p.7 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF WINDERMERE"
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinburgh."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Coniston Old Man 1a Carrs 2 Wetherlam 3 Wrynose Gap 4 Crinkle Crags 5 Pike of Bliscow 6 Scawfell Pike 7 Bowfell 8 Hanging Knotts 9 Glaramara 10 Great End 11 Pike of Stickle 12 Harrison Stickle 13 Paveyark 14 Lingmoor 15 High Raise 16 Silver How 17 Loughrigg Fell 18 Ullscarth"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.2
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Brockbank 1870s
placename:-  Wrynose Gap
source data:-   Drawing, pencil and ink wash, glacial moraine, drumlins, Little Langdale under Wrynose, Langdales, Westmorland, by WH, 1870s, used by William Brockbank.
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"WH. / Moraine at the foot of Wrynose gap. / Little Langdale"
"Wrynose Gap / W. Brockbank. F.G.S / 18"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.68.18
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BTR07.jpg  From Wrynose Pass, looking WSW towards Harter Fell,
(taken 11.10.2010)  
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BLK35.jpg  From Wrynose Pass, looking WSW towards Harter Fell.
(taken 17.11.2005)  
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