Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| road, Kendal to Kirkby Stephen | ||
| Kendal to Kirkby Stephen | ||
| Kirkby Stephen to Kendal | ||
| locality:- | Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | road route | |
| locality:- | Kirkby Stephen | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Stephen (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | road | |
| locality type:- | route | |
| SummaryText:- | continued to Brough | |
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| route parts:- |  Kendal to Tebay Tebay to Kirkby Stephen |
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| route parts:- | alternative route Kendal to Sedbergh Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag item:- tolls |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1799 p.643 "... There are two routes to the lakes; one by the way of Lancaster, through Craven, which is beginning the Lakes at the western end; and the other lies through Brough and Appleby, which enters upon them by Penrith, at the Eastern extremity. Now, Kirby Stephen lies nearly in the middle of a most dreadful cross-road, of about 40 miles, which connects these two tracks to the Lakes, and runs along the South of Westmorland, almost forming the boundary between that county and Yorkshire. The bad state of this road, and the exorbitant demands for toll at all turnpikes, are of themselves sufficient evidence of its desolate and unfrequented state. It was my fortune to visit these Lakes with a friend last Summer, and we entered upon the tour at Penrith, and terminated it at Ambleside and Kendal. In returning, we determined to take the cross-road I have above described, and accordingly travelled from Kendal to Brough. ..." |
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| evidence:- | gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads) |
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| source data:- | Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by
Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898. click to enlargeIG5192.jpg Itinerary, with gradient diagram, route 192, Kendal to Appleby and route 193, Kendal to Kirkby Stephen, etc, Westmorland and Durham, 1898. item:- JandMN : 763.20 Image © see bottom of page |
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