Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | King George IV | |
| other name:- | King of Prussia | |
| other name:- | Tatty Garth | |
| locality:- | Eskdale Green | |
| parish |
Eskdale parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| inn | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD148998 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD19
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| 1Km square | SD1499 | |
 King George IV -- Eskdale Green -- Eskdale -- Cumbria / -- Innsign; George IV -- 24.4.2006 | ||
 King George IV -- Eskdale Green -- Eskdale -- Cumbria / -- 24.4.2006 | ||
| descriptive text:- |
see:- Parker, C A: 1904 | |
| There must be something very attractive about the 'King of Prussia', for every neighbouring parish has a road leading directly from it to that well known inn. | ||
| placename:- | King of Prussia | |
| date:- | 1904 | |
| period:- | 1900s | |
| photographs | ||
| King George IV -- Eskdale Green -- Eskdale -- Cumbria / -- 24.4.2006 | |
| photographs | ||
| King George IV -- Eskdale Green -- Eskdale -- Cumbria / -- King of Prussia -- Courtesy of the King George IV, Eskdale Green. | |
| King George IV -- Eskdale Green -- Eskdale -- Cumbria / -- Hunt meet outside the King of Prussia. -- 24.4.2006 -- Courtesy of the King George IV, Eskdale Green. | |
| hearsay |
The last change of name, abandoning the King of Prussia in
favour of George IV, was made in 1914 at the start of World
War I.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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