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High Broadrain, Grasmere
High Broadrain
High Broadrayne
locality:-   Town Head
locality:-   Grasmere
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY33530944
1Km square:-   NY3309
10Km square:-   NY30
SummaryText:-   The fancy spelling is on OS 1974, and on the house sign.


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BLP88.jpg (taken 15.2.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 18 12) 
placename:-  High Broadrain
placename:-  Broadrain, 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:-   probably old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Broadrain
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.
image
J5NY31SW.jpg
"Broadrain"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   possibly old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to Keswick) 
placename:-  Broad
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Roads Lakes etc between Keswick and Ambleside, scale about 2.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
image
CL9NY30J.jpg
"Broad"
item:-  private collection : 10.9
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Broadraen
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
CY24NY30.jpg
"Broadraen"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  High Broadrayn Cottage
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"HIGH BROADRAYN COTTAGE / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 452101 / NY3353309442"

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