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| King George IV, Eskdale Green | ||
| King George IV | ||
| King of Prussia | ||
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| locality:- | Eskdale Green | |
| civil parish:- | Eskdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| coordinates:- | SD14889981 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD1499 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD19 | |
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 BLZ12.jpg Innsign; George IV (taken 24.4.2006)  BLZ11.jpg (taken 24.4.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 79 13) placename:- Moorwood placename:- King of Prussia |
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| 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. "Moorwood (King of Prussia) (P.H.)" |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- placename:- King of Prussia |
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| source data:- | Parker, C A: 1904 "There must be something very attractive about the 'King of Prussia', for every neighbouring
parish has a road leading directly from it to that well known inn." |
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| evidence:- | old strip map:- Rumney 1899 placename:- King of Prussia Inn |
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| source data:- | Road map, strip map and itinerary for Route XIX, Seascale to Eskdale, Cumberland,
scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by A W Rumney, published by George Philip and Son,
32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899. click to enlargeRUM130.jpg On p.80 of the Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney. printed at top:- "Route XIX." item:- JandMN : 147.31 Image © see bottom of page |
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 BLZ13.jpg (taken 24.4.2006) |
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 BLZ05.jpg King of Prussia Courtesy of the King George IV, Eskdale Green.  BLZ06.jpg Hunt meet outside the King of Prussia. (taken 24.4.2006) Courtesy of the King George IV, Eskdale Green. |
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| hearsay:- |
The last change of name, abandoning the King of Prussia in favour of George IV, was
made in 1914 at the start of World War I. |
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