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Bench marks and levelling points

May 31, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

Carved or screwed in to thousands of walls around the country are symbols or devices used for map making before the advent of the global positioning … [Read more...]

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St. Mary’s Church, Wreay

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October 12, 2008 By admin 1 Comment

Documents exist which denote a church at Wreay since 1319, in the reign of Edward II, with letters from Bishop Halton writing to give permission for a … [Read more...]