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Garrigill, Alston Moor
Garrigill
civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY74464155 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY7441
10Km square:-   NY74

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 42 6) 
placename:-  Garrigill
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:-  Gargill
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.
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Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Gargill"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Cargil
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.
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"Cargil"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Garlgill
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
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"Garlgill"
dot, circle and tower; village 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Gargill
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.
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"Gargill"
circle, building, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Garthill
source data:-   Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.
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"Garthill"
circle 

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Gargill
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.
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"Gargill"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Garill
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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"Garill"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Gargill
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Gargill"
Circle. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Gargill
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.
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"Gargill"
circle and line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Garrigillgate
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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"Garrigillgate"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house with a church 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Carrigillgate
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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"Carrigillgate 267½"
village or other place; distance from London 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  longevity
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1816 part 2 p.601 
Biographical note from the Compendium of County History:-  "Taylor, John, lived to the age of 135, Garragill, 1638."

evidence:-   probably old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Garrigilgate
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.
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"Garrigilgate"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Garrigillgate
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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"Garrigillgate"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Wallace 1890
placename:-  Garrigill Gate
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Garrigill Gate, from a photograph by T Bramwell, Alston, Cumberland, published by Mawson, Swan and Morgan, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 1890
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Tipped in opposite p.18 in Alston Moor, its Pastoral People, its Mines and Miners. 
printed at bottom:-  "T. Bramwell / Photor. Alston / GARRIGILL GATE."
item:-  private collection : 160.3
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places:-  
NY74264205 Beldy Chapel (Alston Moor)
NY74254203 Beldy (Alston Moor)
NY74594164 Bridge End (Alston Moor)
NY74554162 Bridge House (Alston Moor) L
NY73894177 Garrigill Chapel (Alston Moor) L
NY74584117 chapel, Garrigill (2) (Alston Moor)
NY74744170 chapel, Loaning Head (Alston Moor)
NY74574135 Clarkhall (Alston Moor)
NY66263462 corpse road, Kirkland (Culgaith)
NY74024182 footbridge, Garrigill (Alston Moor)
NY74544161 Garrigill Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY74494155 Garrigill Post Office (Alston Moor)
NY74544158 Garrigill Village Hall (Alston Moor)
NY74384165 Gatefoot (Alston Moor)
NY74564129 Gatehead Farmhouse (Alston Moor)
NY74594121 Gatehead (Aslton Moor)
NY74484156 George and Dragon Inn (Alston Moor)
NY74294198 High Beldy (Alston Moor)
NY74474147 Ivy House Farm (Alston Moor) L
NY74104116 limekiln, Alston Moor (9) (Alston Moor)
NY74904198 limekiln, Alston Moor (10) (Alston Moor)
NY74754174 Loaning Head (Alston Moor)
NY74214204 Low Houses (Alston Moor)
NY74264201 Lowhouses Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY74554163 Mid Summer (Alston Moor) L
NY74544156 Parsonage, The (Alston Moor)
NY74494155 post box, Garrigill (Alston Moor)
NY74204184 reading room, Garrigill (Alston Moor) gone
NY74184182 school, Garrigill (Alston Moor)
NY74494153 school, Garrigill (2) (Alston Moor)
NY74454229 Shieldhill (Alston Moor)
NY74414230 Shieldhill (Alston Moor)
NY74544164 Shielding, The (Alston Moor) L
NY74884130 Snappergill (Alston Moor)
NY74524151 St John's Church (Alston Moor)
NY74394187 water trough, Garrigill (Alston Moor)
NY74914156 Windy Hall (Alston Moor)
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