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road, Derwent Water
Derwent Water circuit
site name:-   Derwent Water
civil parish:-   Keswick (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Borrowdale (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road route
10Km square:-   NY22
10Km square:-   NY21

evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.
image FD01P166, button  goto source
Page 166:-  "..."
"X. EXCURSION FROM KESWICK, ROUND DERWENT WATER.- 10 M."
Miles. KESWICK TO Miles.
2 Barrow House 2
1 Lowdore Inn 3
1 Grange 4
1 Manesty 5
Portinscale
Keswick 10

evidence:-   old strip map:- Rumney 1899
source data:-   Road map, strip map and itinerary for Route XII, Round Derwent Water, 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.
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On p.44 of the Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney. 
printed at top:-  "Route XII. - ROUND DERWENTWATER."
item:-  JandMN : 147.15
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also see:-    road, Borrowdale and Buttermere

places:-    Keswick
 Grange, Borrowdale
 Manesty, Borrowdale
 Portinscale, Above Derwent
 Keswick

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