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Cross Gill
runs into:-    South Tyne, River

civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
1Km square:-   NY7440 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY74


photograph
BML60.jpg  At Crossgill Bridge; in a drought.
(taken 29.7.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 42 14) 
placename:-  Cross Gill
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
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
Sax9NY74.jpg
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
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
SP11NY74.jpg
wiggly line, runs into the South Tyne 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
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.
image
JAN3NY74.jpg
Single wiggly line. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
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.
image
MD12NY74.jpg
Running into the South Tyne near Garill. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Crossgill Burn
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.
image
D4NY73NW.jpg
"Crossgill Burn"
single or double wiggly line; a river 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

places:-  
NY74804075 Crossgill Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY72863542 Crossgill Head (Alston Moor)
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