Dalton, Cumbria
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Dalton is a hamlet
in the English
county of Cumbria
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Dalton is located about a mile east of Burton-in-Kendal
and gives its name to Dalton Crags and Dalton Hall
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Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
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Dalton is located about a mile east of Burton-in-Kendal
Burton-in-Kendal
Burton in Kendal is a village and civil parish on the extreme southern edge of Cumbria, England. It contains around 600 houses and has a population of 1,411...
and gives its name to Dalton Crags and Dalton Hall
Dalton Hall (Cumbria)
Dalton Hall is a country house near Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria in northern England.The hall has been in the ownership of the Hornby family since the late 18th century. The original hall was a Georgian mansion. Major additions were made to the hall in 1859–60 by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley....
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