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road, Carlisle to Workington
Carlisle to Workington
Workington to Carlisle
locality:-   Carlisle
civil parish:-   Carlisle (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   route
locality:-   Workington
civil parish:-   Workington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   route

route parts:-    Carlisle to Cockermouth as far as Thursby
 Thursby to Wigton
 Wigton to Aspatria
 Aspatria to Maryport
 Maryport to Workington

evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 555-556  "CARLISLE to Maryport."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
source data:-   Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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"Maryport to Wigton 15¾M."
dotted line; 'Cross Roads' to Maryport, then bold line; 'Principal Travelling Roads' 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old strip map:- Geographia 1925
source data:-   Road book, with road strip maps and gradient diagrams, Premier Road Book of Great Britain, by Alexander Gross and F Waite-Browne, published by Geographia, 55 Fleet Street, London, about 1925?
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"253. - CARLISLE TO MARYPORT."
item:-  Hampshire Museums : B1990.161.4
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