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Skelwith, hamlet, Hawkshead par., N. Lancashire, in Furness district, on river Brathay, 3 miles W. of Amblesicle and 4 N. of Hawkshead; P.O., called Skelwith Bridge; in vicinity is Skelwith Force, a fine waterfall on the Brathay; Skelwith Brow, eminence, is 1 mile from the hamlet. See HAWKSHEAD WITH MONK CONISTON AND SKELWITH.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place names: | SKELWITH | SKELWITH BRIDGE |
| Place: | Skelwith |
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