Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Brownrigg, Holme Abbey

Brownrigg, Holme Abbey

Brownrigg

civil parish:-

Holme Abbey (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY16905272 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY1652

10Km square:-

NY15

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 21 14)
placename:- Brownrigg

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:- Brounrigg

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.

Sax9NY15.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "Brounrigg"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Keer 1605
placename:- Brounrigg

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.

click to enlarge
KER8.jpg
"Brounrigg"
dot, circle and tower; village
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

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

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.

SP11NY14.jpg
"Brounrigg"
circle, tower
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:- Brownrigg

source data:-

Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.

JEN4Sq.jpg
"Brownrigg"
circle

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Brounrigg

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.

JAN3NY15.jpg
"Brounrigg"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

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

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.

MD12NY15.jpg
"Brounrig"
Circle.
item:- JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Brounrig

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.

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Brownrigg

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.

D4NY15SE.jpg
"Brownrigg"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

places:-

NY30644036 High Brownrigg (Caldbeck) L

NY16885274 house, Brownrigg (Holme Abbey) L

NY31224089 Low Brownrigg (Caldbeck) L

NY30164023 Paddigill (Caldbeck) L out of sight

NY16925294 Red Flatt (Holme Abbey) L

NY51303737 stone wall, Brownrigg (Hesket)

Lakes Guides menu.