Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Royal Oak
	locality:-	Rosthwaite
	parish	Borrowdale parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		inn
	coordinates:-	NY25861486
	10Km square:-	NY21
	1Km square	NY2514
		Royal Oak -- Rosthwaite -- Borrowdale -- Cumbria / -- 4.4.2007
		Royal Oak -- Rosthwaite -- Borrowdale -- Cumbria / -- Innsign. -- 18.9.2011
	source:-	Martineau 1855
		Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71.
		Page 77:-
		[coming from Watendlath] ... beneath lies Rosthwaite, with the brattling stream behind, which must be crossed by stepping-stones to reach the little inn. ... Simpson's inn, ...
		...
		Page 145:-
		... At the top of the Stake, the guide (who may be had from the inn at Rosthwaite) will point out the great summits, ...
	person:-	innkeeper : Simpson, Mr
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	descriptive text:-	Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) -- probably relevant
		Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52.
		Page 68:-
		... At Rosthwaite, the principal hamlet, is a small inn. ...
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) -- possibly relevant
		Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards.
		goto source.
		... at Rosthwaite, is a small public-house. ...
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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