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Common Moss, Holme Abbey
Common Moss
civil parish:-   Holme Abbey (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   moss
coordinates:-   NY14764720 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY1447
10Km square:-   NY14

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 28 9) 
placename:-  Common Moss
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:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  High Holm Mire
placename:-  Holm Mire, High
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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"HIGH HOLM MIRE"
area of moss 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

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