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| Three Foot Brander, Lakes | ||
| Three Foot Brander | ||
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| civil parish:- | Skelwith (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| coordinates:- | NY370035 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3703 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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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 sourcePage 72:- "..." "The principal feeders of Windermere-water, are the rivers Rothay and Brathay.- They unite their streams at the western corner of the head of the lake, below Clappersgate, at a place called the Three-foot-brander, and after a short course boldly enter the lake." |
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