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Broomhills, Cummersdale
Broomhills
civil parish:-   Cummersdale (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY36265435
1Km square:-   NY3654
10Km square:-   NY35

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 23 6) 
placename:-  Broomhills
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:-   perhaps old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
placename:-  Brook
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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In mile 36, Cumberland.  "Brook a Vill"
houses off the left of the road. 
In mile 38, Cumberland. 
Turning left:-  "to Brook"
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Broon
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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"Broon"
circle and line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Broomhill
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.
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"Broomhill"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Broomhill
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.
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"Broomhill"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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