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Castle Head, Grange-over-Sands
Castle Head
civil parish:-   Grange-over-Sands (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   field studies centre
coordinates:-   SD42147984
1Km square:-   SD4279
10Km square:-   SD47

evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Castlehead
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
image WS21P029, button  goto source
Page 29, footnote:-  "A little to the left of Whitbarrow [from Lancaster Sands] is Castlehead, which is now in the possession of the executor of John Wilkinson, Esq. The house is seen to advantage as you cross the sands, and greatly enlivens the part of the coast where it is situated."

evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Castlehead
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Castlehead
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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"Castlehead"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Castle Head
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CASTLE HEAD / / LINDALE ROAD / GRANGE OVER SANDS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460525 / SD4215279839"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"ANIMAL SHELTER TO NORTH OF BOATHOUSE AT CASTLE HEAD / / LINDALE ROAD / GRANGE OVER SANDS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460527 / SD4216679588"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"FORMER STABLE BLOCK AT CASTLE HEAD / / LINDALE ROAD / GRANGE OVER SANDS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460526 / SD4198979772"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"GATE PIERS TO SOUTH OF SOUTH LODGE TO CASTLE HEAD / / LINDALE ROAD / GRANGE OVER SANDS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460530 / SD4172179299"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"SOUTH LODGE TO CASTLE HEAD / / LINDALE ROAD / GRANGE OVER SANDS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460529 / SD4170979309"

evidence:-   old print:- Ayton and Daniell 1814-25
placename:-  Castlehead
item:-  seagullobelisk
source data:-   Print, hand coloured aquatint, Castlehead, Westmoreland, drawn and engraved by William Daniell, probably published by Longman and Co, Paternoster Row, and W Daniell, 9 Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, 1816.
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The view is before the Meathop Embankment was made for the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway. 
printed at bottom:-  "Castle-head, Westmoreland. / Drawn & Engraved by Willm. Daniell. / Published by Messrs.Longman & Co, Paternoster Row, &W. Daniell, 9 Cleveland St. Fitzroy Square, London, Feby. 1,1816."
item:-  private collection : 210
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