. A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial .. . THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 191 WESTMORELAND. This county is bounded by Cumberland on . the weft andnorth-weft j by the biihopric of Durham on the north-eaft ; byYorkfhire on the eaft, and by Lancashire on the fouth. It ex-tends in length, from north to fouth 30 miles; from welt to eaft;24 miles, and is 120 miles in circumference. The air of this county is-Tweet, pleafant, and healthy;
. A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial .. . THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 191 WESTMORELAND. This county is bounded by Cumberland on . the weft andnorth-weft j by the biihopric of Durham on the north-eaft ; byYorkfhire on the eaft, and by Lancashire on the fouth. It ex-tends in length, from north to fouth 30 miles; from welt to eaft;24 miles, and is 120 miles in circumference. The air of this county is-Tweet, pleafant, and healthy; butin the mountainous parts fharp and piercing. This countyconfifts of two divifions, the Barony of Weftjnoreland, fome-times called the Bottom, and the Barony of Kendal. TheBarony of Weftmoreland, which comprehends the north partof this county, is. an open champain county, twenty mileslong and fourteen broad, confifting of arable land, and pro-ducing great plenty of corn and grafs. The Barony of Ken-dal, k> called from the town of the fame name, which com-prehends the fourth part of the county, is very mountainous ;the vaJlies however are fruitful, and even the mountains yieldpafture foi ^eepand cattle
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