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| Adgarley Ironworks, Stainton with Adgarley | ||
| Adgarley Ironworks | ||
| locality:- | Stainton with Adgarley (?) | |
| civil parish:- | Urswick (formerly Lancashire) (?) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | ironworks | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2472 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD27 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) item:- iron ore |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourcePage 41:- "... At Adgarly the new iron-works are carried on under the old workings. The richest ore is found here in immense quantities: one hundred and forty tons have been raised at one shaft in twenty-four hours. ..." |
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