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STRANDS, a village in the S of Cumberland; on the river Irt, 1 mile from the foot of Wastwater, and 6½ NE of Ravenglass. It has two inns, and hires out boats for sailing on the Lake.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Wasdale |
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