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| Askam and Ireleth Community Centre, Askam in Furness | ||
| Askam and Ireleth Community Centre | ||
| Askam in Furness School | ||
| locality:- | Askam in Furness | |
| civil parish:- | Askam and Ireleth (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | village hall | |
| locality type:- | school (once) | |
| coordinates:- | SD21457758 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2177 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD27 | |
| SummaryText:- | The road alongside is School Street. | |
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 BSM71.jpg (taken 16.4.2010)  BSM72.jpg (taken 16.4.2010) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 15 8) |
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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. "School" |
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| hearsay:- |
Giles Brownrigg, who was born here, made a fortune in London and gave land and endowed
a trust for a school here, 17th century. This school was replaced in 1862, by the
present St Peter's School. |
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| (NB it is not clear that this comment belongs to this school in Askam.) |
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