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54°49′34″N2°56′28″W / 54.826°N 2.941°W / 54.826; -2.941

Unthank is a village near Dalston in Cumbria, England. It is first mentioned in writing in 1332. [1]

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References

  1. Ekwall, Eilert , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 486. ISBN   0198691033 .