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Toms Howe, Longsleddale
Toms Howe
Tom's Howe
civil parish:-   Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY48630496
1Km square:-   NY4804
10Km square:-   NY40


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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 27 7) 
placename:-  Tom's Howe
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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"Tom's Howe"

evidence:-   census returns:- 
placename:-  Tomshow
placename:-  Toms How

 old parish registers (formerly )

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tomshow
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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"Tomshow"
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:- Hodgson 1828
placename:-  Toms How
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
"Toms How"
item:-  private collection : 371
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evidence:-   old map:- Kendal Corn Rent Act 1836
placename:-  Thoms How
source data:-   Tithe map, Plan of part of the Township of Longsleddale, Westmorland, made regarding the Kendal Corn Rent Act, ie a tithe award map, scale about 20 inches to 1 mile, Kendal, Westmorland, 1836.
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courtesy of Mark Cropper
Plan of part of the Township of Longsleddale, Westmorland, made regarding the Kendal Corn Rent Act, ie a tithe award map, scale about 20 inches to 1 mile, Kendal, Westmorland, 1836.  "THOMS HOW"
item:-  private collection : 370
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 Kendal Corn Rent Act 1836

evidence:-   old map:- Fields 1875
source data:-  
courtesy of Ruth Fishwick
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evidence:-   textbook:- EPNS Westmorland 1967
placename:-  Thoms Howe
placename:-  Town How
source data:-   Book, The Place Names of Westmorland, two volumes, by A H Smith, published for the English Place Name Society by Cambridge University Press, Cambridgeshire, 1967

 census records

 directory entries

evidence:-   map:- OS Six Inch (1956) 
placename:-  Tom's Howe
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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"Tom's Howe"

evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Wilson 1913
placename:-  Tomshow
source data:-   Book, New Shepherd's Guide for Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, by Thomas Wilson, 1913.
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"William Black, Tomshow; cropped and upper key bitted far ear, red stroke down far shoulder, M on near side, horn burn W B."
item:-  private collection : 329
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Hodgson 1849
placename:-  Thomshow
source data:-   Book, Shepherd's Guide, or a Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks of the Different Stocks of Sheep, Lancashire, Cumberland, and Westmorland, by William Hodgson, Normoss, Corney, Cumberland, 1849.
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"JOHN MATTINSON, Thomshow."
"Cropped and upper fold bitted far ear, a stroke down the far shoulder, M on the near side, MM on the horns, and a figure."
item:-  Kendal Library : 39
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Walker 1817
placename:-  Thomshow
source data:-   Shepherds guide, The Shepherd's Guides or a Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks on the Different Stocks of Sheep ..., in Westmorland, by Joseph Walker, printed by W Stephen, Penrith, Cumberland, 1817.
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courtesy of George Akrigg
"No.3 - MICHAEL MATTINSON, Thomshow:"
"Cropped far ear and upper bitted stump, a red mark down the far shoulder, M on the near side, MM and a figure on the horns."
item:-  private collection : 91
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Lamb 1937
placename:-  Toms Howe
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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"John Woof, Toms Howe. Cropped and upper key bitted far ear, red stroke down far shoulder, M on near side, J W burn on horn."
item:-  Kendal Library : 40
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