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Low Woodnook, Blennerhasset and Torpenhow
Low Woodnook
civil parish:-   Blennerhasset and Torpenhow (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY19314055
1Km square:-   NY1940
10Km square:-   NY14

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 11) 
placename:-  Low Woodnook
placename:-  Woodnook, Low
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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
placename:-  Lawood Nook
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.
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In mile 22, Cumberland.  "an Inne Lawood Nook"
house to the right of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261) 
placename:-  Lawood Nook
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
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At mile 22-23 from Egremont. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Low Woodnook
placename:-  Woodnook, Low
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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"Low Woodnook"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Low Wood Nook
item:-  date stone (1663)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"LOW WOOD NOOK AND FORMER STABLES / / / BLENNERHASSET AND TORPENHOW / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72312 / NY1931040556"

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