Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Bowbank, Skelsmergh | ||
| Bowbank | ||
| civil parish:- | Skelsmergh (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD52619677 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5296 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 12) placename:- Bowbank |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675 placename:- Bowbanke |
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| source data:- | Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75. "Bowbanke" in "Patton and Skelsmoore" |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Cow Bank |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5SD59NW.jpg "Cow Bank" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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