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GELTSDALE FOREST, a tract in Cumberland, traversed by the river Gelt, and noticed in the preceding article. It belonged formerly to Henham priory; and belongs now to the Earl of Carlisle. Real property, £9, 648; of which £8, 000 are in mines.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a tract" (ADL Feature Type: "locations") |
Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Geltsdale |
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