A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SLEDDALE (Long), a township-chapelry in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 3¾ miles NE by N of Staveley r. station, and 7 N by W of Kendal. Post town, Kendal. Real property, £1,310. Pop., 137. Houses, 25. The property is subdivided. The surface is a mountain vale, 6½ miles long and about ½ a mile wide; extending south-south-eastward, from Gatescarth pass; traversed by the upper reaches of the river Sprint; flanked by lofty mountains, green and rocky; and containing a pretty cascade, and some fine scenery. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £69.* Patron, the Vicar of Kendal. The church was rebuilt in 1712. There is an endowed school with £10 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kendal Tn/AP/CP Westmorland AncC |
| Place names: | LONG SLEDDALE | SLEDDALE | SLEDDALE LONG |
| Place: | Longsleddale |
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