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Croft, Clappersgate
Croft
Croft Lodge
locality:-   Clappersgate
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   inn (ex) 
coordinates:-   NY36810363
1Km square:-   NY3603
10Km square:-   NY30

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26) 
placename:-  Croft Lodge
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.
"Croft Lodge"
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Croft Lodge
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 71, footnote:-  "On the banks of Windermere-water, have been lately built many elegant villas; by ... Miss Pritchard, Croft-Lodge, Clappersgate; ... These objects, as works of art, most of which are done in styles suitable to their situation, give an air of consequence to the country, ..."
evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Croft Lodge
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 317-318  "At the head of Winander Mere is Croft Lodge, Miss Pritchard."
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1810
placename:-  Croft Lodge
source data:-   Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10, published 1810.
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page 12:-  "... [from the lake] the Westmorland houses beginning with Clappersgate cottage, Mrs. Freeman's, which with Croft lodge and its fine grounds, the property of Miss Pritchard, are situate under Loughrigg fell."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Croft Lodge
source data:-   Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.
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Page 4:-  "... and that [the Villa] of Mr. Brancker, at Croft-Lodge, are conspicuous objects near the head of the water. ..."
evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.
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Page 45:-  "... Between Rothay Bridge and Clap-"
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Page 46:-  "[Clap]persgate is Croft Lodge, the residence of James Holme, Esq.;- the mansion and its woods being on the right of the road, and the gardens stretching down to the river on the left. ..."
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Croft Hotel
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CROFT HOTEL / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 452629 / NY3681503638"
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"GATEHOUSE AT CROFT HOTEL / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 452631 / NY3671603581"
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