Licence for a Male Servant

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Licence for a Male Servant - UK, 1885

This licence was issued by Inland Revenue, in the village of Langwathby in the district of Penrith, in the County of Cumberland.

This licence authorised employment of a Male Servant for a year, for a payment of Fifteen Shillings.

Issued to The Trustees of the late Sir R.P. Musgrave Bart of Edenhall on 27 day of January 1885.

Current information of Langwathby (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, and in the historic English county of Cumberland, about 5 miles (8 km) north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the east bank of the River Eden. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 748, increasing to 866 at the 2011 Census.

In the 1600s, Langwathby moor was the site of a major racecourse. The last race was held in 1699.

The Settle to Carlisle Railway has a railway station in the village, built in 1876. The station building is now a cafe.

The parish includes the nearby village of Edenhall which was a separate parish until 1934