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of {tones whereon about fourteen years ago flood an upright 

 piece of timber or pole, called Cat ton-Be aeon, to which was affixed 

 a veffel with fire in it, to alarm the country on any public clanger. 

 The alarm was communicated from it to another beacon on Whit- 

 f eld-Fell, called Whitfield-Laiv, vifible both from it, and from the 

 mount of Stony-La*w ; from which laft place we have a fine view 

 of the hanging wood leading to Whitfeld by Weft Allen, of the ri- 

 vulet of Eajl Allen, of the lead-fmelting-mill belonging to John 

 William Bacon, of Etherjlon, Efq; of the capital town of Allen-dale, 

 called, 



Allen-d ale-town, fituated on the banks of Eajl Allen, on an emi- 

 nence, and overlooked by others on both fides of that rapid brook. 

 It is inhabited chiefly by miners ; the church fmall, confiding 

 of one ifle ; near the altar, a flat fepulchral Hone to the memory 

 of John Bacon, Efq; and his wife Cicilia. 



At Bride's Hill, near this town, is a free-fchool ; founded by 

 Mr. Chrijlopher Wilkinfon, of Cbapel-Houfe, who by will, dated 27 th 

 February, 1700, gave 250 /. for its endowment. 



The reverend Mr. Thomas Wife, minifter of the parifh, born at 

 Thornhill, in YorkJInre, by the codicil to his will, dated ad Febru- 

 ary, 1 703, left to it 10 /. 



Mrs. Cicilia Bacon, of Catton-Lee, widow of John Bacon, Efq; by 

 will gave to it 5o/. 



Mr. William Hut chinfon, of Port-Gate, in the fame parifli, by will 

 gave a houfe and garth in 4llendale-town, called the Tinker-houfe, 

 valued at 24 /. 



The fchool-houfe was built, 1704. It coll 507. 



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