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Croglin, Ainstable
Croglin
civil parish:-   Ainstable (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY57454724 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5747
10Km square:-   NY54


photograph
CAW18.jpg (taken 6.6.2014)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 32 11) 
placename:-  Croglin
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:-  Croglin Churche
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.
image
Sax9NY54.jpg
Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Croglin churche"
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   probably old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Croglyn Church
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.
image
MER8CumD.jpg
"Croglyn church"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Croglin Church
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.
image
SP11NY54.jpg
"Croglin Church"
circle, building, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Croglin Church
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL9.jpg
"Croglin Chnrch"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Crogling Church
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.
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MD12NY54.jpg
"Crogling Church"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Crogling Church
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.
image
BO18NY54.jpg
"Crogling Church / R"
circle, building and tower, rectory 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Croglin
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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"Croglin"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Croglin
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.
image  click to enlarge
COP3.jpg
"Croglin"
circle; village or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Crealin
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.
image  click to enlarge
HA14.jpg
"C[realin"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Croglin
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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FD02NY54.jpg
"Croglin"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Croglin
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
image
GAR2NY54.jpg
"Croglin"
blocks, settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Croglin
source data:-   Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.
image  click to enlarge
POF7Cm.jpg
"Croglin"
map date 1909 

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images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums

evidence:-   perhaps old painting:- 
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, Cumwhitton or Croglin, Cumberland, by William James Blacklock, 1840-58.
image  click to enlarge
PR0946.jpg
Path to right of composition leads past small thatched cottage to larger whitewashed building beyond. Hills and woodland in background. 
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1946.67.14
Image © Tullie House Museum


photograph
BMM47.jpg  Houses opposite the church.
(taken 11.8.2006)  

hearsay:-  
The village of Croglin was burnt by the Scots, 10 May 1346.

places:-  
NY57534697 Bridge End (Ainstable)
NY57424724 Brookside Farm (Ainstable)
NY57284720 chapel, Croglin (Ainstable)
NY57464722 Church Cottage (Ainstable)
NY57494727 Copper Hall (Ainstable)
NY57554697 Croglin Bridge (Ainstable / Kirkoswald)
NY57914737 Croglin Mill (Ainstable) gone
NY57514730 Croglin Toys (Ainstable)
NY57414718 Fairhill House (Ainstable) L
NY57524730 hydrant plate, Croglin (Kirkoswald)
NY57444721 Lion House (Ainstable)
NY57544727 Rectory Farm (Ainstable) L
NY57354716 Robin Hood, The (Ainstable)
NY56784804 school, Ainstable (2) (Ainstable) gone
NY57454727 St John's Church (Ainstable) L
NY57634752 Town Head Farm (Ainstable)
NY57464700 village hall, Croglin (Ainstable)
NY57444726 war memorial, Croglin (Ainstable)
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