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Nether House, Longsleddale
Nether House Farm
Nether House Farm
locality:-   Longsleddale
civil parish:-   Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY51460030
1Km square:-   NY5100
10Km square:-   NY50


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BJX05.jpg (taken 1.10.2005)  
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BIQ05.jpg (taken 22.4.2004)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 4) 
placename:-  Nether House
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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"Nether House"

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 4) 
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   County Series map, Westmorland sheet 33 4, part of Longsleddale, Westmorland, scale 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, about 1890s?
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item:-  private collection : 55
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evidence:-   census returns:- 
placename:-  Netherhouse
placename:-  Nether House

 old parish registers (formerly )

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Nether House
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.
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"Nether H."
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Nether How
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Nether How"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Hodgson 1828
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 4 sheets mounted together on linen and rolled, Plan of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1.25 inches to 1 mile, by Thomas Hodgson, engraved by W R Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster, and perhaps by C Smith, 172 Strand, London,1828.
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map courtesy of Mark Cropper
"Nether House"
item:-  private collection : 371
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 Kendal Corn Rent Act 1836

evidence:-   old map:- OS 1881-82 New Series (outline edition) 
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   Map, engraving, area north of Kendal, Westmorland, New Series one inch map, outline edition, sheet 39, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1881-82.
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, "Nether Ho."
item:-  JandMN : 61
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evidence:-   old postcard:- 
source data:-   Postcard, black and white photograph of Nether House Farm, Longsleddale by Ewan, Kendal, 1900s?
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"Longsleddale"
"EWAN KENDAL"

courtesy of Michael Wooldridge
item:-  private collection : 148
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- 
source data:-   Royal Commission on Historical Monuments in England: 1936: Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland: HMSO "[17th century, 2 storey, rubble walls, slate roofs] ... has a modern front block."

 census records

 directory entries

evidence:-   map:- OS Six Inch (1956) 
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   Map series, various editions with the national grid, scale about 6 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, scale 1 to 10560 from 1950s to 1960s, then 1 to 10000 from 1960s to 2000s, superseded by print on demand from digital data.
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"Nether House"

evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Wilson 1913
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   Book, New Shepherd's Guide for Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, by Thomas Wilson, 1913.
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"William Wilson, Nether House; cropped near ear, W W burned near horn, red pop on far ribs, red W on near side."
item:-  private collection : 329
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Gate 1879
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   Book, New Shepherd's Guide for Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire, published by Daniel Gate, Keswick, Cumberland, 1879.
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"JOHN ATKINSON, Nether House; stroke down near shoulder, A on near side."
item:-  Kendal Library : 38
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Lamb 1937
placename:-  Nether House
source data:-   Book, Lamb's Shepherds' Guide for Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, by R H Lamb, published by the Herald Printing Co, Penrith, Cumberland, 1937.
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"Wm. Sutton, Nether House. Cropped near ear, red pop on far ribs, red S on near side, W S burn on horn."
item:-  Kendal Library : 40
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BIQ03.jpg  Swaledale ewe and lambs with Nether House mark.
Red pop on farside mid rib.
(taken 22.4.2004)  


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BIQ07.jpg (taken 22.4.2004)  

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