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SIZERGH-FELL-SIDE, a hamlet in Heversham parish, Westmoreland; 3½ miles S by W of Kendal. S. Hall is the seat of the Stricklands; was originally a baronial fortalice; retains some portion of its old strong towers, conjoined with modern additions; presents a castellated, irregular, picturesque appearance; contains a room said to have been once occupied by Queen Catherine Parr; and stands in extensive well-wooded grounds.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Heversham Parish Westmorland Ancient County |
| Place: | Sizergh |
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