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Bowen 1720, plate 93 text
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The Road from London to Carlisle - from Garstang, Lancashire
to past Kendal, Westmorland.
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Places labelled are:-
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... 243 / enter Westmorland / 244 / Burton / 245 / 246 /
Holmes Park on east / Holme off to west / 247 / Holton Cragg
/ Farleton Knot / 248 ... 249 / Preston Chap. / Pesa Bridge
/ ... 251 / Sallatbrow / 252 / Grove Chap. on right / 253,
Sedgwick / 254, Natland / 255 ... 256 / Nether Bridge, Kent
Flu., the Castle, Kendal, Dockrey Hall / 257 ...
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Descriptive texts:-
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Kendal at 257 So called from its scituation on Kan or Kant
Flu. Is a large Town, well built & populous, driving a
Considerable Trade in the Woollen Manufacture. It had
formerly a strong Castle, the Walls of which are partly yet
standing, & has now a large Church & about 12 Chappels of
ease. It was made a Corporation by Q. Eliz. 18[ ]. Regni &
afterwards by K. James 1st. [22] Regni, consisting of a
Mayor, 12 Ald~, 12 Com~on Councilmen, a Recorder, &c. Here
is a good Freeschool well endowed with Exhibitions to Queens
Coll. Oxon. Mt. Sat. Fairs Au. 25th. & Oct. 28. & between
the said Fairs a great Mt. for Cattle once a Fortnight.
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Carlton at 298[ ] Is a small Village taking its Name from
the Carles or Husbandmen, the ancient & Modern Inhabitants
of ye Place.
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There are also coats of arms and descriptive texts for
Preston and Boulton.
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