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Drigg Point, Drigg and Carleton
Drigg Point
civil parish:-   Drigg and Carleton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   headland
locality type:-   sea area
coordinates:-   SD07109526 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD0795
10Km square:-   SD09

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 82 10) 
placename:-  Drigg Point
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:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Point Drigg
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
image  click to enlarge
BD10.jpg
"P. Drigg"
circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality 
item:-  JandMN : 115
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Drigg Point
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
D4SD09SE.jpg
"Drigg Point"
sea area? 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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