Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Rydal Fell
	parish	Lakes parish, once in Westmorland
	county:-	Cumbria
		fell; valley
	coordinates:-	NY362091
	10Km square:-	NY30
	1Km square	NY3609
		Rydal Fell -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Stone walls on the way up the fell, -- NY365074 (roughly) -- 7.10.2009
		Rydal Fell -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- The whole valley, Dalehead Close enclosed at the upper end. -- NY362110 (etc) -- 7.10.2009
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Rydale
		river valley
	placename:-	Rydale
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		Frontispiece
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		I. Feary delint. / Engraved by Robt. Havell & Son. / GRASMERE.
		The hills appear to be Helm Crag on the left; the road to Keswick going up to Dunmail Raise; then Seat Sandal and the Helvellyn Range which in reality would only be visible from an elevated position; Great Rigg leading up to Fairfield; and part of Rydal fell to the right.
	date:-	1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In miles 14 to 17, Westmerland.
		Mountains on the right of the road.
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old print:-	MacBride 1922
		Wild Lakeland, by MacKenzie MacBride illustrated by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1922-28.
		Print, colour, Mountain Glory - Rydal Fells, by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, 4-6 Soho Square, London, 2nd edn 1928.
		Tipped in opposite p.49 in Wild Lakeland by MacKenzie MacBride.
		printed at bottom:-
		MOUNTAIN GLORY - RYDAL FELLS
		signed at lower right:-
		A. HEATON COOPER
	placename:-	Rydal Fells
	date:-	1922
	period:-	1920s
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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