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| Meathop | ||
| civil parish:- | Meathop and Ulpha (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD43908081 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4380 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD48 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 46 1) placename:- Meathop |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Saxton 1579 placename:- Methap |
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| 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. Sax9SD48.jpg Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church. "Methap" item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Keer 1605 placename:- Methap |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale
about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or
Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676. click to enlargeKER8.jpg "Methap" dot, circle and tower; village item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) placename:- Methop |
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| 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. SP14SD48.jpg "Methop" circle, building and tower item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675 placename:- Meathup |
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| source data:- | Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75. "Meathup" in "Witherslacke Meatha and ovah" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd) placename:- Methap |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles
to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694. click to enlargeSEL7.jpg "Methap" circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) placename:- Methap |
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| 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. MD10SD48.jpg "Methap" Circle. item:- JandMN : 24 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) placename:- Methap |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1
inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746. SMP2SDI.jpg "Methap" Labelled offshore. item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 placename:- Wethap |
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| 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. BO18SD37.jpg "Wethap" circle, tower item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Medup |
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| 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. J5SD48SW.jpg "Medup" blocks, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, village? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- West 1784 map placename:- Medup |
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| 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. Ws02SD47.jpg item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Medup |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24SD48.jpg "Medup" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Otley 1818 placename:- Medup |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes,
Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to
1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies,
Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick,
Cumberland, et al, 1833. OT02SD48.jpg item:- JandMN : 48.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) placename:- Meathop |
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| 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. click to enlargeHA18.jpg "Meathop" circle, italic lowercase text; settlement item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- Medthorpe |
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| 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. FD02SD47.jpg "Medthorpe" item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:- Methop |
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| source data:- | Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John
Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2SD48.jpg "Methop" blocks, settlement item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s placename:- Meathop |
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| source data:- | Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England
and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s. click to enlargePOF7Cm.jpg "Meathop" map date 1909 |
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images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Lowther 1780s-90s |
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| source data:- | Print, engraving, View of a Natural Arch in a Rock, at High Methop, Cumbria, engraved
by W and J Walker, late 18th century? click to enlargeBMZ14.jpg item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.15 Image © see bottom of page |
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