Old Cumbria Gazetteer - road, Keswick to Cockermouth

included in:-

road, Penrith to Workington
road, Kendal to Cockermouth
road, Keswick to Carlisle

road, Keswick to Cockermouth

Keswick to Cockermouth

Cockermouth to Keswick

A66(T)

civil parish:-

Keswick (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Underskiddaw (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Wythop (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Setmurthy (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Embleton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Cockermouth (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Lorton (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

road route

10Km square:-

NY22

10Km square:-

NY23

10Km square:-

NY13

evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)

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 29, Cumberland.
Turning left:- "to Cockermouth ye worst way"
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evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675

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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item:- JandMN : 22
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old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)

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Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.

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Single line (incomplete).

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item:- JandMN : 90
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old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 260 and 261)

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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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The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth - from Kendal on past Keswick, Cumberland. Places labelled are:-
... Keswick, a Wood Br. over Thurlemire Flu / 30, a turning to Cockermout ye worst way, a Smiths shop, Crosthwate on left / 31 / Milbeck Hall on right / 32 ... 33 / Little Crosthwate / part of Basinthwate / 34 ... 35 / part of Basinthwate / 36, Basinthwate on right / Birthut Wood on right / 37 / Cole: Beck / 38, Armanthwate
Laubercus a Village / 39, Laufield / 40 / Mountains / 41 ... 42 / 43, a Moor / Cockermouth, Cocker Flu, Derwen Flu
item:- private collection : 1.260
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 259)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, pl.259, Cumberland, scale about 16.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.

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Plate 259 has the title cartouche for:- "The Roads from KENDAL to COCKERMOUTH, &c. Containing 32 Comp. and 43'7 measd. Miles &c."
and a table of distances, computed and measured miles in miles'furlongs, which includes, from Kendal:- "..."
"Keswick 22 / 29'5"
"Cockermout 32 / 43'7"
item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.35
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old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

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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"Keswick to Cockering 14 2"
double line, dotted, road distance

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double line, dotted
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Kitchin 1767

source data:-

Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and The Road from Egremont to Carlisle, in Kitchin's Post Chaise Companion, by Thomas Kitchin, published by Robert Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, John Bowles, Cornhill, and Carington Bowles, St Paul's Church Yard, London, 1767.

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item:- Hampshire Museums : FA1999.138.84
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old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

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.
double line, solid or dotted, with a dot or milestone and number at 1 mile intervals, tinted red; turnpike road

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"C. to K. 11.7.24"

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item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

source data:-

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D4NY23SW.jpg
"C. to K. 15:0:13"
miles.furlongs.poles; Cockermouth to Keswick

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item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

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"Road to Keswick"
road out of town, street
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

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"To Ouze Bridge"
road out of town
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
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old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.

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"to Scale Hill &Cockermouth"
item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Der)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of Derwentwater and its Environs, scale about 13 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.

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"to Cockermouth"
road, and a pointing hand

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road
item:- private collection : 169
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evidence:-

old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Bassenthwaite Lake)

source data:-

Map, A Map of Broadwater and its Environs, ie Bassenthwaite Lake, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.

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"To Cockermouth"
With a hand pointing the way.

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item:- private collection : 10.8
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evidence:-

road map:- Cary 1790 (Cmd/edn 1789)

source data:-

Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 15 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1789.

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double line, with road distances from Cockermouth
item:- JandMN : 419
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evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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page 317-318 "LONDON to Cockermouth and Workington"
part of
item:- JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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page 557-558 "At Cockermouth, on l. a T.R. to Keswick."
item:- JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802

source data:-

Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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double line, light dark solid; road AND double line, light dark dotted; unfenced road; two routes
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806

source data:-

Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

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bold line; 'Principal Travelling Roads'
item:- private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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double line; road
item:- JandMN : 86
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old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd)

source data:-

Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Stree, Soho, London, 1810.

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double line, light bold; 'Turnpike Road'
item:- Dove Cottage : 2009.81.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

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single line, solid; minor road; Keswick, Highside, Armathwaite, Cockermouth OR Keswick, Orchard, [Whinlatter Pass], Armside, Cockermouth
item:- JandMN : 91
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
item:- road distances

source data:-

Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.

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Page 128:- "DRIVE TO SCALE HILL, AND BUTTERMERE."
"... the old road towards Cockermouth over the steep mountain Whinlatter, which in the length of two miles rises to the height of 800 feet above the valley."

Miles.		Miles.
2½	Braithwaite	2½
2½	Summit of Whinlatter	5
3	Lorton	8
...

evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)

source data:-

Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.

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Page 172:- "..."
"XV. WHITEHAVEN TO KESWICK. - 27 M."


Miles.	WHITEHAVEN TO	Miles.
	...
5	Cockermouth	14
2½	Embleton	16½
6½	Thornthwaite	23
4	Keswick	27

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map

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.

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"C to K 12 Ms."

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"C to K 13 Ms."
Two routes shown, by Bassenthwaite and over Whinlatter Pass.
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H

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.

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double line, bold light, major road

evidence:-

gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads)

source data:-

Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.

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Itinerary, with gradient diagram, routes 166, Longtown to Brampton, 167, Wigton to Silloth, 168, Keswick to Cockermouth, 169, Troutbeck to Patterdale, and 170, Penrith to Troutbeck, Cumberland, 1898.
item:- JandMN : 763.11
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evidence:-

gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads)

source data:-

Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.

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Itinerary, with gradient diagram, routes 171, Whitehaven to Silloth, 172, Whitehaven to Ravenglass, 173, Keswick to Workington, and 174, Keswick to Wigton, Cumberland, 1898.
item:- JandMN : 763.12
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evidence:-

gradient diagram:- Watson 1912

source data:-

Gradient diagram, black and white halftone, roads from Keswick, Cumberland, in a guide book, Keswick on Derwentwater, published by George Watson, after 1913.

Act of Parliament

evidence:-

old strip map:- Rumney 1899

source data:-

Road map, strip map, gradient diagram, and itinerary for Route XV, Keswick to Ennerdale via Scale Hill, Cumberland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by A W Rumney, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899.

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On p.62 of the Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney.
printed at top:- "Route XV."
item:- JandMN : 147.22
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places:-

old route
Keswick
Bassenthwaite
Ouse Bridge, Ouse Bridge
Embleton
Cockermouth

places:-

by Whinlater Pass
Keswick
Whinlatter Pass, Lorton
High Lorton, Lorton
Cockermouth

places:-

A66, modern road
Keswick
Braithwaite, Above Derwent
Dubwath, Setmurthy near
Cockermouth

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