Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Gallowberry, Askerton | ||
| Gallowberry | ||
| civil parish:- | Askerton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY54266872 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5468 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY56 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 12 1) placename:- Gallowberry |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Gallowbury |
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| 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. D4NY56NW.jpg "Gallowbury" block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| notes:- |
Local rumour says those hanged on nearby Gallows Hill were buried here. Nothing has
vever been found |
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