Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Penny Bridge Furnace, Egton with Newland | ||
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| Penny Bridge Furnace | ||
| locality:- | Nook, The | |
| locality:- | Crake Valley | |
| civil parish:- | Egton with Newland (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | mill | |
| locality type:- | water mill | |
| locality type:- | ironworks | |
| locality type:- | blast furnace | |
| coordinates:- | SD30898385 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3083 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD38 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 11 8) placename:- Penny Bridge Furnace |
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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. "Penny Bridge Furnace (Flax Mill) (Disused)" |
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| notes:- |
Blast furnace built early 18th century (1710s?); fueld by charcoal, blowing worked
by water power. |
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| Lancaster and Wattleworth 1977 |
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