A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LUNE (THE), a river of Westmoreland and Lancashire. It rises near Ravenstonedale in Westmoreland; runs southward, past Tebay, Howgill, Kirkby-Lonsdale, and Tunstall, to Hornby; proceeds southwestward, past Caton and Lancaster, to the Irish sea, 6 miles SW of Lancaster; has a total course of about 45 miles; is navigable from the sea to Lancaster; and has excellent salmon-fishing. Its valley, from end to end, is picturesque; and presents a rich variety of scenery, at first mountainously grand, afterwards openly beautiful. Fixed lights, for guiding the entrance of its navigation, stand on Cockerham promontory and Plover Scar rock; were put up in 1847; and are at heights of respectively 54 and 20 feet.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC Westmorland AncC |
| Place names: | LUNE | LUNE THE | THE LUNE |
| Place: | Lonsdale |
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