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Low House, Bassenthwaite
Low House
civil parish:-   Bassenthwaite (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY21363221
1Km square:-   NY2132
10Km square:-   NY23

evidence:-   probably old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Bas) 
placename:-  Murk Holm
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
image
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"Murk Holm / Sir F. F. Vane's Bart."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.4
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Low House Farm
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"LOW HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING BARN / / / BASSENTHWAITE / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72101 / NY2137832212"

evidence:-   probably old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Low House
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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"Low House"
map date 1873 

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images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums

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