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High Greenholme, Orton S
High Greenholme
locality:-   Greenholme
civil parish:-   Orton S (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY59690583
1Km square:-   NY5905
10Km square:-   NY50


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BRT12.jpg (taken 16.10.2009)  
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BRT13.jpg  Date stone:-
"[ ] / 1675" (taken 16.10.2009)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 28 7) 
placename:-  High Greenholme
placename:-  Greenholme, High
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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 38) 
placename:-  Greenholm
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, continuation of the Road from London to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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OG38m267.jpg
In mile 271, Westmorland. 
Turning left:-  "to Greenholm 4 m"
item:-  JandMN : 21
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Groenholm
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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MD10NY50.jpg
"Groenholm"
Circle, the label re-engraved and re-positioned, the earlier spelling might be Greenholm. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  High Greenholm
placename:-  Greenholm, High
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.
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J5NY50NE.jpg
"High Greenholm"
blocks, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, village? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Greenholm
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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FD02NY50.jpg
"Greenholm"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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