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| White Hart Tree, Brougham | ||
| White Hart Tree | ||
| site name:- | Whinfell Forest | |
| civil parish:- | Brougham (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tree | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5528 (?) | |
| 10Km square:- | NY52 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- White Hart Tree |
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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 170:- "..." "... In Whinfield-park are ... the White-hart tree, and the Three-brothers' tree; ..." goto sourcePage 171:- "... the trees are the remains of large aged oaks, that have long out-lived their own strength. One of them is upwards of nine yards in circumference." |
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