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placename:- | Coniston Water circuit | |
parish |
Coniston parish, once in
Lancashire
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parish |
Satterthwaite parish, once
in Lancashire
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parish |
Colton parish, once in
Lancashire
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parish |
Blawith and Subberthwaite
parish, once in Lancashire
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parish |
Torver parish, once in
Lancashire
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county:- | Cumbria | |
route | ||
10Km square:- |
SD39 | |
10Km square:- |
SD29 | |
road code:- | Con | |
descriptive text:- |
Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
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Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52. | ||
Page 9:- | ||
... | ||
An excellent carriage-road surrounds the [Coniston] water, often on its margin, scarcely ever a mile from it. Passing along the western side, from its foot to Oxen Houses, the mountains compose agreeably with the water, from a variety of stands. Several rocky eminences present themselves on the left, from which both ends of the lake are visible; ... In advancing, the mountains are occasionally shut out by pastures and meadows, their pretty white farm-houses and cottages glistening amid ashes, oaks, and sycamores. ... The road passes the slate depôumflex;t, through low but pleasant pasture and meadow grounds, to the inn at Waterhead. | ||
The best time for traversing the eastern side is the morning. The Coniston fells from above Nibthwaite, are in full glory. Looking diagonally across the water in a north-west direction, the | ||
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water here is embayed, Peel island stretches boldly to the western shore, beyond which, are green fields, scattered woods and rocks, fishermen's cottages and farm-steads, and the awful Man-mountain rising over them, and shutting in the scene. On this side, the middle portion of the road is the least interesting. ... | ||
date:- | 1839 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
places
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mapping:- |
Coniston
Brantwood, Coniston High Nibthwaite, Colton Water Yeat, Blawith and Subberthwaite Torver Coniston | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||