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| High Mossthorn, Stapleton | ||
| High Mossthorn | ||
| civil parish:- | Stapleton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY51497344 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5173 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY57 | |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Saxton 1579 placename:- Masthorn, The  | 
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| 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.![]() Sax9NY57.jpg Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church. "The Masthorn" item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)  placename:- Masthorn, The  | 
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| 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.![]() MER8CumA.jpg "The Masthorn" circle item:- JandMN : 169 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)  placename:- Masthorn, The  | 
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| 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.![]() SP11NY47.jpg "The masthorn" circle, tower item:- private collection : 16 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Jansson 1646 placename:- Masthorn, The  | 
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| 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.![]() JAN3NY57.jpg "The Masthorn" Buildings and tower. item:- JandMN : 88 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)  placename:- Masthorn, The  | 
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| 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.![]() MD12NY57.jpg "The Masthorn" Circle. item:- JandMN : 90 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Badeslade 1742 placename:- Masthorn  | 
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from 
                  London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, 
                  by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William 
                  Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.   click to enlargeBD10.jpg "Masthorn" circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality item:- JandMN : 115 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 placename:- Mosthorn  | 
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| 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.![]() BO18NY57.jpg "Mosthorn" circle and line with ?flag item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | possibly old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)  placename:- Moss Thorn  | 
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| 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.![]() D4NY57SW.jpg "Moss Thorn" block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library  | 
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