Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Wren Gill | |
| parish |
Longsleddale parish, once
in Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| river | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY4608
, NY4708
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| 10Km square:- |
NY40
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| 1Km square | NY4608 & NY4708 | |
 Wren Gill -- Longsleddale -- Cumbria / -- [Main] tributary of Wren Gill. -- 17.11.2008 | ||
 Wren Gill -- Longsleddale -- Cumbria / -- Wren Gill and Tarn Crag. -- 17.11.2008 | ||
| descriptive text:- |
Bulmer 1880s (1st edn
1885/Wmd)
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| In the north, separating this township from Mardale, is Rangill Head, a mountain containing fine blue slate, which was extensively quarried towards the latter part of the last century. | ||
| placename:- | Rangill Head | |
| date:- | 1895 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late | |
| source:- |
OS 1881-82 New Series (outline
edition)
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| Maps, parts of Westmorland, Cumberland, etc now Cumbria, New Series 1 inch maps of England, published by the Ordnance Survey, London, 1881-82; sheets 7, 11, 12, 16..19, 22..25, 28..31, 37..40, 47..50, 58. | ||
| Wren Gill | ||
| placename:- | Wren Gill | |
| date:- | 1881=1882 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1880s | |
| source:- |
EPNS Westmorland 1967
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| placename:- | Wrangdayll | |
| old map:- |
Hodgson 1828
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| Map, 4 sheets, Westmorland, by T Hodgson, scale about 1 1/4 inches to 1 mile, engraved by W R Gardner, ?published by C Smith, 1828. | ||
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| date:- | 1823 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early | |
| descriptive text:- |
Ffinch 1983
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| Book, Kendal and the Kent Valley, by Michael Ffinch, published by Robert Hale, London, 1983. | ||
| The River Sprint rises high on the fells about a mile south of Haweswater. From the slope of Adam Seat it begins as Wren Gill flowing south between Raven Crag and Goat Scar on its western side, and Buckbarrow on the east. ... | ||
| photographs | ||
| Wren Gill -- Longsleddale -- Cumbria / -- Waterfalls on the River Sprint and Wren Gill. -- NY47810820 (N) -- It is not clear from maps or local opinion which river is the upper part of the Sprint. -- 7.9.2004 | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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