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References
- ↑ Norman 1994, p. 110.
- ↑ Andrews 2003, p. 61.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 28.
- ↑ Jowett 1989, Map 35.
- ↑ "Ramsden Dock Station". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Go Anywhere On a Boat From Barrow". North West Evening Mail. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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