Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Ireby

civil parish:-

Ireby (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

locality type:-

market town

locality type:-

selected place

coordinates:-

NY23383874 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY2338

10Km square:-

NY23

latitude; longitude:-

3d 10.9m W; 54d 44.4m N

BMS17.jpg (taken 29.9.2006)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 37 13)
placename:- Ireby

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:- Ierbye

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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Buildings and towers, symbol for a town. "IERBYE"
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:- Irebye

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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"Irebye"
circle, building/s, tower, tinted red
item:- JandMN : 169
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evidence:-

old map:- Keer 1605
placename:- Ierbye

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.

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"Ierbye"
dot, two circle, tower, tinted red; town
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-

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

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.

SP11NY23.jpg
"Ierbye"
circle, buildings, towers
item:- private collection : 16
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evidence:-

table of distances:- Simons 1635
placename:- Ierbye

source data:-

Table of distances, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, with a thumbnail map, scale about 41 miles to 1 inch, by Mathew Simons, published in A Direction for the English Traviller, 1635.

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"Ierbye S.W."
and tabulated distances; I on thumbnail map
item:- private collection : 50.11
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evidence:-

old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:- Irebye

source data:-

Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.

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"Irebye"
circle

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Ierbye

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.

JAN3NY23.jpg
"Ierbye"
Buildings and towers, suggestion of a wall, notice ?fence palings; upright lowercase text; market town.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96m040.jpg
In mile 43, Cumberland.
Turning right:- "to Ireby"

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In mile 36, Cumberland.
Turning right:- "to Ireby"
item:- JandMN : 22
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source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96Bm20.jpg
In mile 22, Cumberland.
Turning right:- "to Ireby"
item:- JandMN : 22
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evidence:-

old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:- Ierbye

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.

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SAN2Cm.jpg
"Ierbye"
circle, italic lowercase text; village or house
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd)
placename:- Ierby

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL9.jpg
"Ierby"
circle, upright lowercase text; town
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (EW)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, England, including Wales, scale about 27 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale Awnsham and John Churchil, London, about 1695.

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MRD3Cm.jpg
"Ireby"
circle; village or town
item:- JandMN : 339
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Ierby
placename:- Arbeia

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.

MD12NY23.jpg
"Ierby ot Arbeia"
Circle, buildings, towers.
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Maps, Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and 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; published 1742-49.
"Ireby Market Thursday."

evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Ireby

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.

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"Ireby"
circle, tower/s, upright lowercase text; town
item:- JandMN : 115
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
placename:-  Ierby
placename:-  Low Ireby
placename:-  Ireby Basse
placename:-  Market Ireby
placename:-  Arbea

source data:-

Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.

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"The principal Towns in Cumberland, are, ... Ierbey, ..."

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"..."
"Westward of Penrith, and not far from the Head of the River Eln, stands"
"Ierby, a considerable Market Town: It is suppos'd to to be the Arbea of the Ancients, where the Barcarii Tigrinensis were garrison'd. At the Conquest it was a Gentleman's Seat, and one Village, but now it is become two Manors, the one called Ireby Alta, or High Ireby, and the other Ireby Basse, or Low Ireby, and often Market Ireby, because tho' the other be the more ancient Town, yet this having been the Lands of great Men successively, and standing in a more convenient Place, hath always been of more Account, and enjoy'd the Privilege of holding a Fair and Market, which the other has not. ... The Lower is now the Lordship of the Musgraves of Crokedale, who are descended of the same Family."
"The Market here is on Thursdays."

evidence:-

old map:- Bickham 1753-54 (Cmd)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, perspective map, Map of Cumberland North from London, by George Bickham, James Street, Bunhill Fields, London, 1753, published by F Jollie and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1811.

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JL05.jpg
"Ireby"
view (sort of)
item:- Carlisle Library : 4.2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Ireby
placename:- Irby

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.

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"Ireby or Irby M. Th."
blocks, on road, town, market
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Ireby

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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"IREBY"
blocks, perhaps a church, labelled in block caps; a town with street plan
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

DN04Irby.jpg
"IREBY"
Labelled in block caps for a market town; street map.
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

D4NY23NW.jpg
"IREBY"
blocks, perhaps a church, labelled in block caps; a town with street plan
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

DN04Irby.jpg
"IREBY"
Labelled in block caps for a market town; street map.
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
placename:- Arbeia

source data:-

Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.

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Page 124:- "..."
"Camden proposes Ireby for the Arbeia of the Romans, where the Bercarii Tigrinensis were garrisoned, but advances nothing in favour of his opinion. The situation is such as the Romans never made choice of for a camp or garrison, and there remains no vestiges of either. By its being in a deep glen, among surrounding hills, where there is no pass to guard, or country to protect, a body of men would be of no use."
"..."

evidence:-

old text:- Camden 1789
placename:- Ierby
placename:- Arbeia

source data:-

Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.

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Page 171:- "..."
"... Ierby, no inconsiderable market town. This I take to have been ARBEIA, where the Barcarii Tigriensis were stationed, ..."

evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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page 319-320 "Ireby"
market town
item:- JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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page 555-556 "Ireby"
market town
item:- JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, The Lakes, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, engravedby Neele and Son, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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"Ireby"
blocks, upright lowercase text; town
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

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"Ireby 302¾"
market town; distance from London
item:- private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-

old text:- Capper 1808
placename:- Ireby High
item:- population; market; fair

source data:-

Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published 1808-29.

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"IREBY HIGH, a parish and market-town in Allerdale ward, below Derwent, Cumberland, 9 miles from Cockermouth, and 103 from London; containing 69 houses and 358 inhabitants. It stands near the source of the river Ellen. The market is on Thursday. Fairs on the days of St. Matthias and St. Matthew. The church is a curacy, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Carlisle."
"IREBY LOW, a hamlet to the above, 1 mile distant."
"..."
Low Ireby is Ireby, High Ireby is to the SSW.

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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"Ireby"
circle with two side bars; town
item:- JandMN : 86
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818
placename:- Ireby

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.

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"IREBY"
item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

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"Ireby / 303"
circle, upright lowercase text; town; distance from London
item:- JandMN : 91
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
item:- geology

source data:-

Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.

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Page 161:- "A superincumbent bed of limestone, by some called the mountain, by others the upper transition limestone, mantles round these mountains, in a position unconformable to the strata of the slaty and other rocks upon which it reposes. It bassets out near ... Bothel, Ireby, Caldbeck, ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Greenwood 1824
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, engraving, Map of the County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, etc, by Christopher and John Greenwood, published by George Pringle jnr, 70 Queen Street, Cheapside, London, 1823.

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"IREBY"
street map; labelled in block caps for a market town; notice the church out of town.
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.b.3.11
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Cobbett 1832
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 20 miles to 1 inch, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London, 1832.

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COB5.jpg
"Ireby"
dot and circle; town
item:- JandMN : 117
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evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Ireby

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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"IREBY"
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

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

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.

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"Ireby"
blocks, settlement
item:- JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913)
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.

evidence:-

market notes:-
placename:- Irby
item:- market

source data:-

www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.htmPalmer's Index No.93:: Public Record Office: 1889: Market Rights and Tolls: HM GovernmentBowen, Emanuel &Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland

evidence:-

old map:- Horsley 1732
placename:- Arbeia
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Britannia Antiqua, roman Britain, scale about 50 miles to 1 inch, by John Horsley, perhaps 1732, edition published about 1869?

evidence:-

old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:- Ireby

source data:-

Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.

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"Ireby"
map date 1909

images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums

notes:-

The custom of bidding neighbours to a funeral was kept up here till the 1960s. The last person to do the bidding was Dina Lightfoot who called on the neighbours, in curlers, and plimsolls, for which service she charged half a crown.

date:-

1237

period:-

13th century

item:-

charter; market charter

Market charter granted 1237, Thursday market, and an annual 3 day fair.

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