Barony of Kendal
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The Barony of Kendal was a subdivision of the English county of Westmorland. It was one of two baronies (the other being the Barony of Westmorland), and contained within it the wards of Kendal and Lonsdale. It covered the southwestern part of the county, including the towns of Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale.
In the early Middle Ages, the Barony was the possession of the Barons of Kendal, and associated with the Honour of Lancaster. Later, Lancashire and Westmorland were defined in their "traditional" and separate forms. The Barony is now part of the modern county of Cumbria.
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Farrer's Introduction to his Records of Kendal:
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