Westmoreland
Apr 08, 2022
2 minutes
he market town of Milnthorpe had only 4,000 inhabitants in 1821 but it was the only port in the county, albeit accessible only to small vessels. The Cross Keys and the King’s Arms were the only inns in town, supplemented with six taverns, the latter being strictly drinking dens. The Cross Keys must have been a truly bustling place in the nineteenth century. Four
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