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Inglewood Forest, Cumberland; extended from Penrith to Carlisle, was 60 m. in circuit, and abounded with deer and other game; its possession was contested by Scots and English until 1237; it continued as a royal forest until the reign of Henry VIII., and was given by William III. to the first Earl of Portland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Inglewood Forest |
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