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| Baron Cross Quarry, Stainton | ||
| Baron Cross Quarry | ||
| civil parish:- | Stainton (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | limestone quarry | |
| locality type:- | quarry | |
| coordinates:- | NY47892825 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4728 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 58 7) |
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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. "Quarry" |
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| hearsay:- |
A Baron Dacre fell from his horse at this quarry, and died of injuries. There was
a memorial cross, now gone |
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