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 road, Lancaster to Kendal W
road, Milnthorpe to Kendal
Milnthorpe to Kendal
Kendal to Milnthorpe
A6
civil parish:-   Milnthorpe (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Heversham (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Hincaster (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Sedgwick (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Helsington (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Kendal (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road route
10Km square:-   SD48
10Km square:-   SD58
10Km square:-   SD59

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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road 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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J5SD58NW.jpg
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J5SD48SE.jpg
double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   road map:- Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792) 
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1792.
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CY16.jpg
double line, with road distances from Kendal 
item:-  JandMN : 44
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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GRA1Wd.jpg
"to Lancaster"
double line, light dark solid; road 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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COP4.jpg
double line; road 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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HA18.jpg
single line, solid; minor road; Milnthorpe, by Levens Park, by Sizergh Park, Kendal 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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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 FD01P151, button  goto source
Page 151:-  "..."
"I. LANCASTER TO KENDAL, BY MILNTHORPE,- 21¼M."
Miles. LANCASTER TO Miles.
...
Milnthorpe 13¾
Heversham 15
Levens Bridge 16½
Sizergh 18
Kendal 21¼

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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FD02SD58.jpg
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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double line, bold light, major road 
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item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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 Act of Parliament

places:-    Milnthorpe
 Levens Bridge, Levens
 Kendal

milestones:-   All milestones known, various dates 
Milestones in order, on or close to present A6. 
 milestone, Milnthorpe
 milestone, Heversham (2) on old road through Heversham 
 milestone, Heversham on old road through Leasgill 
 milestone, Levens (3)
 milestone, Levens
 milestone, Helsington (7)
 milestone, Helsington (6) on left side near road 
 milestone, Helsington (2)
 milestone, Helsington (8) on loop of old road 
 milestone, Helsington (5)
 milestone, Kendal (9)
 milestone, Kendal (2)

places:-  
SD50648997 milestone, Helsington (5) (Helsington)
SD49838637 milestone, Helsington (7) (Helsington) perhaps once
SD50458914 milestone, Helsington (8) (Helsington) perhaps once
SD49648394 milestone, Heversham (Heversham)
SD49628330 milestone, Heversham (2) (Heversham) perhaps oncegone
SD51389127 milestone, Kendal (2) (Kendal)
SD49638554 milestone, Levens (Levens)
SD49628489 milestone, Levens (3) (Levens)
SD49738238 milestone, Milnthorpe (Milnthorpe)
SD49618484 toll gate, Levens (Levens) gone
SD50669021 Helsington Turnpike (Helsington)
SD50078780 milestone, Helsington (6) (Helsington) perhaps once
SD50198853 milestone, Helsington (2) (Helsington)
SD50849078 milestone, Kendal (9) (Kendal) perhaps once
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