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Greenthwaite Hall, Greystoke
Greenthwaite Hall
Street:-   Berrier Road
civil parish:-   Greystoke (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY43153021
1Km square:-   NY4330
10Km square:-   NY43

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 58 1) 
placename:-  Greenthwaite Hall
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:-  Thwate
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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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Thwate"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Thwate
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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"Thwate"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Thwate
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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"Thwate"
circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Thwate
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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"Thwate"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Thwates
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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"Thwates"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Greenthwaite Hall
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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"Greenthwaite Hall"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   old print:- Taylor 1892
placename:-  Greenthwaite Hall
source data:-   Print, plan of Greenthwaite Hall, Greystoke, Cumberland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
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Tipped in opposite p.304 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A785.68
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evidence:-   old print:- Taylor 1892
placename:-  Greenthwaite Hall
item:-  coat of arms; date stone (1650)
source data:-   Print, halftone photograph, Greenthwaite Hall, Greystoke, Cumberland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
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Inscription on the lintel - '[PEREGRINOS HIC NOS / REPUTAMUS 1650 / H / M D]' for Miles and Dorothy Halton. 
Tipped in opposite p.305 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A785.69
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evidence:-   old print:- Curwen 1913
item:-  coat of arms; Halton Family; Halton, Miles
item:-  date stone (1650); 1650s; H, M and D; MandDH
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, lintel, coats of arms and date stone, Greenthwaite Hall, Greystoke, Cumberland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913.
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Halton Family coat of arms; date stone 'PERIGRINOS HIC NOS / REPUTAMUS 1650 / H / M D', translated as 'Here we consider ourselves pilgrims'. 
On p.441 of The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F Curwen. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A782.91
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Greenthwaite Hall Farm
item:-  date stone (1650)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"GREENTHWAITE HALL FARMHOUSE / / BERRIER ROAD / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73812 / NY4315430207"
notes:-  
 the present hall replaces a medieval hall

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan
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