A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
STY-HEAD, a mountain-pass in the SW of Cumberland; between the head of the Seathwaite branch of Borrowdale and the head of Wastdale and of Esk Haws. It has an altitude of about 1,250 feet above sea-level; and it commands a very grand view.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a mountain-pass" (ADL Feature Type: "gaps") |
| Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Sty Head |
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