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Maulds Meaburn, Crosby Ravensworth
Maulds Meaburn
civil parish:-   Crosby Ravensworth (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY62531635 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY6216
10Km square:-   NY61


photograph
BME41.jpg  Lower part of the village, from the bridge.
(taken 30.5.2006)  
photograph
BWF55.jpg  It's Spring.
(taken 13.4.2012)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 14 12) 
placename:-  Maulds Meaburn
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:-  Malsmeborn
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.
image
Sax9NY51.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Malsmeborn"
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Malmesborne
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.
image
SP14NY61.jpg
"Malmesborne"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Malmeshorne
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.
image
JAN3NY51.jpg
"Malmeshorne"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Mauds Meaburne
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Mauds Meaburne"

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

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Mauds Meaburn
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.
image
MD10NY61.jpg
"Mauds meaburn"
Circle, building and tower, in a park. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Maudomeburn
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
image
SMP2NYK.jpg
"Maudomeburn"
Building, and a park. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Malmsbor
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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BO18NY51.jpg
"Malmsbor"
circle and line, in a park 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Maulds Meaburn
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.
image
J5NY61NW.jpg
"Maulds Meaburn"
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 (Gough Additions) 
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.
image CAM2P162, button  goto source
Page 162:-  "..."
"At Meburn town head, in this parish, was born Lancelot Addison, who passed many years in travels over Europe and Africa, was rector of Milkston, c. Wilts, archdeacon of Coventry, and dean of Lichfield, and died 1703, being father of the celebrated Joseph, Gulston, governor of Fort St. George, and Lancelot, fellow of Magdalen college, Oxford, and three daughters."

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Maulds Meaburn
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
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"Maulds Meaburn"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Moulds Meaburn
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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"Moulds Meaburn"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
BTW46.jpg (taken 7.1.2011)  
photograph
BNE97.jpg  From by the weir on the Lyvennet.
(taken 23.2.2007)  

hearsay:-  
Lancelot Addison, father of Joseph Addison the essayist, was born here, 1632; there is an obelisk in a field near Hill Top farm celebrating the event.

places:-  
NY62531677 Bay Horse Inn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY64671811 boundary stone, Maulds M/King's Meaburn L
NY62451983 boundary stone, Maulds M/King's Meaburn (2) L
NY62581610 Bridge Cottage (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62561623 High Bridge (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62531630 Maulds Meaburn Methodist Chapel (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY624168 Elizabeth Cottages (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62521624 fingerpost, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62751568 Flass House (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62571608 footbridge, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62501632 Green, The (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62571635 Green, The (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62591646 Harrys Barn (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62711695 limekiln, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY63361595 limekiln, Maulds Meaburn (2) (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62451677 Low Bridge (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62511640 Masons Arms (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62861618 Maud's Slack Sike (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62501618 Maulds Meaburn Village Institute (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62401707 Meaburn Hall (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62521648 Meaburn Lodge (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62531628 Old Police House, The (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY6216 park, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62651677 Scattergate Quarry (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62471655 School House (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62591637 seat, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62431640 settlement, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62731605 smithy, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth) L
NY62551619 stepping stones, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62601639 Maulds Meaburn Wier (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62551638 swings, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
NY62531678 barn, Maulds Meaburn (Crosby Ravensworth)
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