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| Gowan Bridge, Over Staveley | ||
| Gowan Bridge | ||
| site name:- | Gowan, River | |
| locality:- | Staveley | |
| civil parish:- | Over Staveley (formerly Westmorland) | |
| civil parish:- | Nether Staveley (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| locality type:- | flood | |
| coordinates:- | SD47209805 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4798 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD49 | |
| SummaryText:- | called New Bridge in the 19th century, this is again a new bridge, re-opened 2017 after flood damage 2015 | |
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 BVI09.jpg (taken 9.9.2011)  BVI08.jpg (taken 9.9.2011) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 6) placename:- New Bridge placename:- Bridge, New |
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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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) |
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| source data:- | Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to
Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about
1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675. OG96m005.jpg In mile 5, Westmoreland. Road crosses:- "a Stone bridg and brook" no bridge drawn, at the edge of Staveley. item:- JandMN : 22 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 260) |
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| source data:- | Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.260, The Road from
Kendal to Cockermouth, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, with
sections in Westmorland and Cumberland, published by Emanuel
Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720. B260m00.jpg "a Stone Br &Brook" At 5 miles. item:- private collection : 1.260 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5SD49NE.jpg double line, road, across a stream; bridge item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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