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Overgates, Bothel and Threapland
Overgates
civil parish:-   Bothel and Threapland (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY18573980
1Km square:-   NY1839
10Km square:-   NY13
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 15) 
placename:-  Overgates
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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
placename:-  Overgate
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 21, Cumberland.  "Overgate"
house on the right of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261) 
placename:-  Overgate
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
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At mile 21-22 from Egremont. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Overgate
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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"Overgate"
circle and line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Overgates
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"OVERGATES / / / BOTHEL AND THREAPLAND / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72344 / NY1857639806"
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