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 road, Lancaster to Kendal W
road, Carnforth to Milnthorpe
Carnforth to Milnthorpe
Milnthorpe to Carnforth
A6
locality:-   Carnforth
county:-   Lancashire
civil parish:-   Beetham (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Milnthorpe (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road route
10Km square:-   SD57
10Km square:-   SD47
10Km square:-   SD48

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Lan 18) 
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.
"CARNFORTH AND ULVERSTON TRUST"
along road 

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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"to Lancaster"
double line; road 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   road map:- Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792) 
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1792.
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"to Lancaster"
double line 
item:-  JandMN : 44
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"to Lancaster"
double line, light dark solid; road 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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single line, solid; minor road; ... Milnthorpe 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.
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Page 151:-  "..."
"I. LANCASTER TO KENDAL, BY MILNTHORPE,- 21¼M."
Miles. LANCASTER TO Miles.
4 Bolton-le-Sands 4
2 Carnforth 6
Beetham 12½
Milnthorpe 13¾
...

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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double line, bold light, major road 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Burrow 1920s
source data:-   Road book, On the Road, Dunlop Pictorial Road Plans, volume V, strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.
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item:-  private collection : 17
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evidence:-   old text:- Burrow 1920s
placename:-  
source data:-   Road book, strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, irregular scales about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.
"... where the ironworks of Carnforth impose themselves boldly upon the landscape. In another two or three miles we run out of Lancashire into Westmorland."

 Act of Parliament

places:-    Carnforth, Lancashire
 Beetham
 Milnthorpe

milestones:-   Milestones in order. 
 milestone, Lancashire (3)
 milestone, Lancashire
 milestone, Beetham (6)
 milestone, Beetham (2)
 milestone, Beetham

places:-  
SD49738018 milestone, Beetham (Beetham) L
SD50267885 milestone, Beetham (2) (Beetham) L
SD50957745 milestone, Beetham (6) (Beetham) L
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