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placename:- Windermere and Keswick Railway
parish Windermere parish, once in Westmorland
parish Keswick parish, once in Cumberland
county:- Cumbria
railway

hearsay At various dates from 1865, with plans becoming more definite about 1875, a line was proposed from Windermere to Keswick. The roused heavy opposition; Saturday Review, 22 January 1876. And John Ruskin added his comments.

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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