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Lords Oak, Rydal
Lords Oak
Lord's Oak
locality:-   Rydal (near) 
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tree
locality type:-   oak
coordinates:-   NY36760575 (about) 
1Km square:-   NY3605
10Km square:-   NY30

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 6) 
placename:-  Lords' Oak
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"Lords' Oak"

evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Lord's Oak
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.
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Page 40:-  "..."
"The road from Ambleside [toward Keswick] is adorned with beautiful trees, amongst which the Lord's Oak is conspicuous. On the right is Rydal Hall, ..."

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The oak, Quercus sp, was where the lord of the manor held meetings.

Bradshaw, Amy: 1991 (after): Ancient Interesting and Unusual Trees of Cumbria: Cumbria Broadleaves (Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria):: ISBN 0 9524961 0 0

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