Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Little Strickland

Little Strickland

civil parish:-

Little Strickland (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY56291967 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY5619

10Km square:-

NY51

BMD73.jpg (taken 30.5.2006)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 14 2)
placename:- Little Strickland
placename:- Strickland, Little

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:- Stricklandes

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.

Sax9NY52.jpg
Tower, symbol for a house, hall, tower, etc. "Stricklandes"
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)
placename:- Striklandes

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.

SP14NY52.jpg
"Striklandes"
circle, building and tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-

table of distances:- Simons 1635
placename:- Stricklandes

source data:-

Table of distances, uncoloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, with a thumbnail map, scale about 42 miles to 1 inch, by Mathew Simons, published in A Direction for the English Traviller, 1635.

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SIM3.jpg
"Stricklandes N"
and tabulated distances
item:- private collection : 50.39
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evidence:-

probably old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 38)
placename:- Strickland

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, continuation of the Road from London to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG38m272.jpg
In mile 273, Westmorland.
Turning right:- "to Strickland"
item:- JandMN : 21
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)
placename:- Striklandes

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL7.jpg
"Striklandes"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Strictland Parva

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.

MD10NY52.jpg
"Strictland p~ua"
Circle, building and tower.
item:- JandMN : 24
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evidence:-

possibly old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
placename:- Stricland

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.

SMP2NYL.jpg
"Stricland"
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Little Strickland
placename:- Strickland, 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.

J5NY51NE.jpg
"Little Strickland"
blocks, labelled in upright lowercase text; settlement; town?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map
placename:- Little Strickland

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.

evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)
placename:- Little Strickland
placename:- Strickland, Little

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24NY51.jpg
"Little Strickland"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 129
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd)
placename:- L Strickland

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

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HA18.jpg
"L Strickland"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Little Strickland

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.

places:-

NY56231964 Church View (Little Strickland) L

NY56261976 Old School (Little Strickland)

NY56271970 post box, Little Strickland (Little Strickland)

NY56251973 St Mary's Church (Little Strickland) L

NY56281974 village hall, Little Strickland (Little Strickland)

NY56201979 Webster House (Little Strickland)

NY56451952 Yew Tree Cottage (Little Strickland)

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