Victoria County History of Westmorland I
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Fox's Pulpit
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Ingleton Branch Line
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Lancaster Canal
Lancaster-Carlisle Railway
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- ISBN 9781904356585
- Weight: 666g
- Dimensions: 210 x 305mm
- Publication Date: 05 Aug 2025
- Publisher: Victoria County History
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This long-awaited volume, the first installment in the Victoria County History of Westmorland, covers the 13 townships of scenic and historic Lonsdale Ward from prehistory to the near present.
This landmark book is the first Victoria County History publication for the historic county of Westmorland and the 250th volume in Red Book series. It provides an account of the 13 townships comprising Lonsdale Ward, one of the four ancient divisions of the county of Westmorland, parts of which now lie in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Most of these townships belonged to the parishes of Burton-in-Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale, both centres of pre-Conquest worship. Kirkby Lonsdale developed as a market town at a major crossing of the River Lune. The medieval Devil's Bridge has long attracted visitors and tourists to the town, as has the view from St Mary's churchyard, which was immortalised by J.M.W. Turner and John Ruskin. Lying on a major north-south route, Burton was a significant corn market from the late 17th century. With a largely rural upland landscape, agriculture was the chief occupation in the area for centuries. An exception was Holme, where a flax mill and industrial settlement developed in the 1800s. A lack of industry helped to preserve the historic character of Kirkby Lonsdale and Burton-in-Kendal, where many Georgian buildings survive.
EMMELINE GARNETT (1924-2022) was an educationalist, broadcaster and author, who distinguished herself as a local historian following retirement. She was among the first volunteers for VCH Cumbria and produced drafts for nine of the townships in this volume. Dr SARAH ROSE is the Assistant Editor of VCH Cumbria. Professor Fiona Edmonds was Director of VCH Cumbria from 2016 until 2024. Dr Christopher Donaldson is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural History and became Director of VCH Cumbria in 2024. Dr FIONA EDMONDS is Professor of History and Director of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University. ANGUS WINCHESTER is Emeritus Professor of Local and Landscape History at Lancaster University. His interests in common land have developed over many years, arising originally out of research into the history of upland landscapes in northern England. He was also, the first Director of VCH Cumbria until his retirement from Lancaster University in 2016.
