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Lowfield, Setmurthy
Lowfield
civil parish:-   Setmurthy (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY18803256
1Km square:-   NY1832
10Km square:-   NY13

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 46 15) 
placename:-  Lowfield
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:-  Lawfeild
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 39, Cumberland.  "Lawfeild a Vill"
houses on the right of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261) 
placename:-  Laufield
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 39. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Laufield
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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"Laufield"
blocks, on road 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Low Field
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 Field"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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