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High Ground, Above Derwent
High Ground
civil parish:-   Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY24941897
1Km square:-   NY2418
10Km square:-   NY21

evidence:-   possibly old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der) 
placename:-  Highclose House
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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"Highclose House / Ld. Wm. Gordon's"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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