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RAYRIGG, a baylet and an old mansion, in Westmoreland; on the E side of Windermere, ¾ of a mile N of Bowness. The mansion was occupied, for some time, by the celebrated W. Wilberforce; and become afterwards the seat of Lieut.-Col. Jacob.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a baylet and an old mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "bays") |
Administrative units: | Westmorland AncC |
Place: | Rayrigg |
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