Who was the first recorded person to walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats?

<span>Photograph: Shelly Chapman/Getty Images</span>
Photograph: Shelly Chapman/Getty Images

What is the first recorded instance of a person walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats (or vice-versa)?

John Lamb, West Huntspill, near Highbridge, Somerset

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