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| road, Windermere lake | ||
| site name:- | Windermere lake | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| civil parish:- | Skelwith (formerly Lancashire) | |
| civil parish:- | Claife (formerly Lancashire) | |
| civil parish:- | Staveley-in-Cartmel (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | route | |
| 10Km square:- | SD38 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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| route parts:- |  Newby Bridge to Windermere Windermere to Ambleside Clappersgate to Windermere Ferry |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Green 1810 |
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| source data:- | Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature,
by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10,
published 1810. goto sourcepage 14:- "... An half day's ride usually taken by those who visit this country, is round the head of the lake and across the ferry; and may be performed, with equal convenience, from Ambleside, Hawkshead, the Ferry House, Bowness, and Low Wood." "..." page 15:- "Ambleside, and Windermere is beautiful from various high lands above Bowness, particularly from Brant fell, and the neighbourhood of Belman Ground. The ride from the foot of Windermere to Bowness is fine, and, if stationed at that place, it will be proper to cross the ferry and proceed by Graithwaite to Newby bridge, returning by Fellfoot, and Townhead; the traveller will thus have the best scenery before him on his return to his inn." "..." |
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