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| Ling Gill Beck | ||
| county:- | North Yorkshire | |
| locality type:- | river | |
| 1Km square:- | SD7978 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD77 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Ling Gill |
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| 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. goto sourceTour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century Page 272:- "..." "[at Gearstones] After having determined to go to Settle, we had our doubt whether we should proceed by Ling-gill, which is a curious and romantic channel of a small river, having high and grotesque rocks on each side; or take a more western direction on the other side of the river Ribble, ..." |
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