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Little Musgrave, Musgrave
Little Musgrave
civil parish:-   Musgrave (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY75961314 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY7513
10Km square:-   NY71


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BVA93.jpg (taken 24.7.2011)  
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BVA95.jpg  AA village sign, on Eden View Farm.
(taken 24.7.2011)  

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Musgrave Parva
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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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Musgrave p~va"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Little Musgrave
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.
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"Little Musgrave"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Little Musgrave
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.
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"Lit. Musgrave"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Little Musgrave
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Little Musgrave"

evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670
placename:-  Litle Musgrave
source data:-   Records, hearth tax returns, exchequer duplicates, Westmorland, 1670.
"Litle Musgrave"

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Little Musgrave
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.
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"Lit Musgrave"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Musgrave
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Musgrave"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Little Musgrave
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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"L. Musgrave"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Little Musgrave
placename:-  Musgrave, Little
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.
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"Little Musgrave"
blocks, labelled in upright lowercase text; settlement; town? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789
placename:-  Musgrave
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 147:-  "... It [River Eden] afterwards runs by ... two villages of the name Musgrave which give name to the warlike family of Musgrave, of whom t. Edward III. Thomas Musgrave had summons to parliament among the barons; Heartly castle in this neighbourhood was their residence."

evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) 
placename:-  Little Musgrave
item:-  march warden
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.
Page 156:-  "..."
"The villages of Great and Little Musgrave may seem rather to derive their name from the family, their name being taken from their office Musgrave or Mosgreve equivalent to Warden of the Marches, which office they held, and not improbably the same with Markgrave. They are as old here as Peter Musgrave in the reign of Stephen. Richard Musgrave his lineal descendant was created knight of the bath, and a baronet by James I. His son Philip distinguished himself on the king's side in the civil war, and defended the Isle of Man for the countess of Derby, and, at the Restoration, had a warrant for creating him baron Musgrave of Hartley castle, but never took out the patent. The present baronet Philip is the 5th in lineal descent from him. The family burial-place is at Eden-hall, repaired and beautified by sir Richard Musgrave the 1st baronet, who died and was buried at Naples 13 James I. The late sir Christopher Musgrave in a great measure demolished the noble pile, and employed the materials on his seat at Eden-hall."

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Little Musgrave
placename:-  Musgrave, Little
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Little Musgrave"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Little Musgrave
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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"Lit. Musgrave"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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places:-  
NY76061311 Eden View Farm (Musgrave)
NY76031312 fingerpost, Little Musgrave (Musgrave)
NY75931316 house, Little Musgrave (Musgrave)
NY76041313 Pinfold Cottage (Musgrave)
NY76041313 pinfold, Little Musgrave (Musgrave) gone
NY76061312 post box, Little Musgrave (Musgrave)
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