Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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The map has numerous panels of descriptive text. Only the
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Windermere lake
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Winander Mere is the largest Lake in England being upwards
of 18 Miles in Circumference & its Bottom one continued Rock
like a Pavement. It abounds with most Sorts of Fish, but
mostly in the Charr, which are said to be very plentiful in
one part of it, the Pikes destroying them in the other. This
Fish is not peculiar to this Mere for 'tis also found in
Coningston Mere about 5 Miles from it.
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Lancaster
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LANCASTER or Loncaster from the River Lone over which it has
a fair Stone Bridge of 5 Arches. The present Name seems to
point at the Old Longovicum, where a Company of the Longovii
dwelt, and Coins have been dug up in the place where the
Friery stood, where it is said the old Town was when
destroyed by the Scots in 1322. The present Town was built
near a green Hill and is now pretty large, containing
several Streets & well built Houses, yet has but a Parish
Church which is a large & handsome Structure on the side of
a high Hill on the Top of which stands the Castle, now made
use of for the County Prison, & where the Assizes are kept.
'Tis govern'd by a Mayor, Bailiffs, 12 Brethren, 24
Burgesses, 2 Chamberlains, a Recorder, Town Clerk, &c. Its
Market is well supplied with Corn, Cattle & Fish especially
Salmon. Mr. Camden says that in his time this Town was not
populous, & that the Inhabitants were chiefly Husbandmen as
lying in a good Soil; but 'tis very much improved since for
'tis at present a populous & thriving Corporation & a good
Port.
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Lancashire
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The County Palatine of LANCASTER is 170 miles in
Circumference being about 57 in length & 31 in Breadth is
divided into 6 Hundreds in which are contained 115000 Acres
of Land 27 Market Towns whereof 5 send Members to Parlt. 61
Parishes besides many Chapels of ease 40200 Houses & upwards
of 240000 Inhabitants. The Air is serene & healthful. The
Moorish Parts are not fertile but theCountry is genrally
well stored with Provisions also Coals Flax Corn & Cattle
(especially Oxen said to be the finest in England) Fowl Fish
particularly Charr Pit Coal which is of so hard a texture
that of it are made several Utensils well polished & but
little inferr. to Jett The chief Manufactures are Woollen
Cloths Cottons & Ticken.
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