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Nest, St John's Castlerigg etc
Nest
civil parish:-   St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
coordinates:-   NY29002270 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY2922
10Km square:-   NY22

evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
placename:-  Cust
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 28, Cumberland.  "Cust"
houses each side of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   perhaps old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 260) 
placename:-  Cust
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.260, The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
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At mile 28. 
item:-  private collection : 1.260
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Cust
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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"Cust"
circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Cust
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Cust"
Circle. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Cust
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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"Cust"
blocks, on road 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Piet Nest
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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"Piet Nest"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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