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ESKDALE, the vale of the south-western Esk, in Cumberland. The head of it has a pass, called Esk-Haws, leading over to Seathwaite and Borrowdale; the upper part of it, to the vicinity of Esk-Bridge, is mountainous and brilliantly picturesque; and the part onward thence is straight, narrow, and pleasant, with much natural beauty and considerable artificial embellishment.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the vale of the south-western Esk" (ADL Feature Type: "valleys") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Eskdale |
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