Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| dovecote, Beetham | ||
| locality:- | Beetham | |
| civil parish:- | Beetham (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | dovecote | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4979 (?) | |
| 10Km square:- | SD47 | |
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| hearsay:- |
NW of the church. |
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| Built by Sir Francis Duckett, who was steward to Lord Derby, 1620. The 800 birds provided
egg and meat for the manor, and the droppings could be used for manure, or to provide
saltpetre for gunpowder manufacture. |
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