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LORD'S-ISLAND, an island in Derwent-water, Cumberland; about 100 yards from the E shore adjacent to Wallow-crag. It comprises about 6½ acres; is covered with stately trees; and contains vestiges of a pleasurehouse of the Ratcliffes, Earls of Derwentwater. It was originally a peninsula; but, after the erection of the pleasure-house on it, it was insulated by the forming of a deep wide cut, which served as a fosse, and was spanned by a drawbridge.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Lords Island |
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