Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Helton, Askham

Helton, Askham

Helton

civil parish:-

Askham (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY51022207 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY5122

10Km square:-

NY52

BNW93.jpg (taken 30.7.2007)
photograph

BWH31.jpg (taken 27.4.2012)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Helton

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.

Sax9NY42.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "Helton"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Helton

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.

SP11NY52.jpg
"Helton"
circle, tower; Westmorland
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)
placename:- Helton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.

SP14NY52.jpg
"Helton"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Helton

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.

JAN3NY52.jpg
"Helton"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:- Hellton

source data:-

Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Hellton"

evidence:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670
placename:- Hillton

source data:-

Records, hearth tax returns, exchequer duplicates, Westmorland, 1670.
"Hillton"

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Helton

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.

MD12NY52.jpg
"Helton"
Circle, building and tower.
item:- JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Helton Fleckat

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.

MD10NY52.jpg
"Helton Fleckat"
Circle, building and tower.
item:- JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
placename:- Helton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.

SMP2NYL.jpg
"Helton"
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Helton Bacon

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.

BO18NY41.jpg
"Helton Bacon / R"
circle, building and tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Helton

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.

J5NY52SW.jpg
"Helton"
blocks, labelled in upright lowercase text; settlement; town?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)
placename:- Helton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24NY52.jpg
"Helton"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 129
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818
placename:- Helton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.

OT02NY52.jpg
item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Helton

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.

FD02NY52.jpg
"Helton"
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Helton

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.