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Casterton Hall, Casterton
Casterton Hall
locality:-   Casterton Park
locality:-   Casterton
civil parish:-   Casterton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD61957939
1Km square:-   SD6179
10Km square:-   SD67

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 47 8) 
placename:-  Casterton Hall
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Casterton Hall
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 335-336  "On r. of Kirkby Lonsdale is Casterton Hall, Carus Wilson."
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Casterton Hall
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 659-660  "On the l. of Casterton is the Hall, Wm. Carus Wilson, Esq."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old print:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Casterton Hall
source data:-   Print, engraving, Casterton Hall, drawn by Mr Binns, Halifax, engraved by Mr Jewitt, Headington, Oxfordshire, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1849.
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On p.188 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.34
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Casterton Hall
source data:-   Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.
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Page 188:-  "A mile from Kirkby Lonsdale, on the eastern side of Lune, is CASTERTON, the pride of Lonsdale. Two or three hours spent amongst its woods, hermitages, gardens, cascades, and fountains, will yield an ample store of enjoyment; and a visit to its admirable scholastic institutions, established by The Rev. W. Carus Wilson, will afford to the philanthropist a gratification of no ordinary kind."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.
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Page 93:-  "... Casterton Hall, the residence of Mr. Carus Wilson; ... prominent features in the charming scene. ..."
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Casterton Hall
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CASTERTON HALL, EAST WING, THE MEWS (INCLUDES THE ORANGERY) / / A683 / CASTERTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75611 / SD6195379398"
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