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| road, Lancaster to Settle | |||
| Lancaster to Settle | |||
| Settle to Lancaster | |||
| locality:- | Lancaster | ||
| county:- | Lancashire | ||
| locality:- | Settle | ||
| county:- | North Yorkshire | ||
| locality type:- | route | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD46 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD56 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD57 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD67 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD77 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD76 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD86 | ||
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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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 sourceAddendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 218:- "..." "Oct. 12. I set out for Settle by a fine turnpike-road, twenty-nine miles, through a rich and beautiful country, diversified with frequent villages and churches, very unequal ground; and on the left the river Lune winding in a deep valley, its hanging banks clothed with fine woods, through which you catch long reaches of the water as the road winds about at a considerable height above it. ... I came to Hornby, a little town on the river Wenning, over which a handsome bridge is now built; ..." goto sourcePage 219:- "..." "... Now our road began to mount towards the Appennine, the trees growing less, and thinner of leaves, till we came to Ingleton, eighteen miles; it is a pretty village, ... The nipping air, though the afternoon was growing very bright, now taught us we were in Craven; the road was all up and down, though no where very steep: to the left were mountain tops, to the right a wide valley, all inclosed ground, and beyond it high hills again. In approaching Settle, the crags on the left grew nearer to our way, till we ascended Brunton-brow into a chearful valley (though thin of trees) to Giggleswick, a village with a small piece of water by its side, covered with cots: near it a church which belongs also to Settle; and half a mile farther, having passed the Ribble over a bridge, I arrived there; ..." |
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| places:- | Lancaster, Lancashire Claughton, Lancashire Wray, Lancashire High Bentham, Lancashire Clapham, North Yorkshire Giggleswick, North Yorkshire Settle, North Yorkshire |
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