Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Murton

civil parish:-

Murton (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY72792172 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY7221

10Km square:-

NY72

BSV13.jpg (taken 2.6.2010)
photograph

BVB32.jpg (taken 24.7.2011)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 10 13)
placename:- Murton

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:- Morton

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.

Sax9NY72.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "Morton"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:- Morton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.

MER5WmdA.jpg
"Morton"
circle
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)
placename:- Morton

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.

SP14NY72.jpg
"Morton"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Morton

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.

JAN3NY72.jpg
"Morton"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:- Morton

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.

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SAN2Cm.jpg
"Morton"
circle, building and tower, flag; town?
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Murton

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.

MD10NY72.jpg
"Murton"
Circle, building and tower.
item:- JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Murton

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.

J5NY72SW.jpg
"Murton"
blocks, labelled in upright lowercase text; settlement; town?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)
placename:- Murton

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24NY72.jpg
"Murton"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Murton

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.