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| Leighton House, Beetham | ||
| Leighton House | ||
| civil parish:- | Beetham (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD48697786 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4877 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD47 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 46 11) placename:- Leighton Beck House |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675 placename:- Leighton beck |
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| source data:- | Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75. "Leighton beck" in "Bethome" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Greenwood 1824 placename:- Leighton Beck |
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| source data:- | Maps, Map of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1 inch to 1
mile, and Map of the County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to
1 mile, etc, by C and J Greenwood, published by George Pringle
jnr, 70 Queen Street, Cheapside, London, 1823 and 1824
respectively. "Leighton Beck" |
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