Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Boltongate, Boltons

Boltongate, Boltons

Boltongate

civil parish:-

Boltons (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY22924081 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY2240

10Km square:-

NY24

CGI56.jpg (taken 4.8.2017)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 12)
placename:- Boltongate

source data:-

Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.

Sax9NY24.jpg
Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church. "Bolton"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.

SP11NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
circle, tower
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.

JAN3NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.

MD12NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
Circle, building and tower.
item:- JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Bolton
placename:- Bolton Gate

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.

D4NY24SW.jpg
"Bolton"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village, ? a pond "Bolton Gate"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

probably old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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COP3.jpg
"Bolton"
circle; village or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

click to enlarge
HA14.jpg
"Bolton"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement
item:- JandMN : 91
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Bolton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.