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Town Head Farm
Town Head
locality:-   Town Head
locality:-   Grasmere
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   locality
coordinates:-   NY33310987
1Km square:-   NY3309
10Km square:-   NY30

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BRV22.jpg (taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV23.jpg (taken 11.11.2009)  
evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Town Head
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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J5NY31SW.jpg
"Town Head"
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:- Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to Keswick) 
placename:-  Town Head
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Roads Lakes etc between Keswick and Ambleside, scale about 2.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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CL9NY30E.jpg
"Town Head"
item:-  private collection : 10.9
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Town Head
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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CY24NY31.jpg
"Town Head"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Town Head
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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GRA1Wd.jpg
"Town Head"
blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Townhead
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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HA18.jpg
"Townhd."
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Townhead
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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FD02NY30.jpg
"Townhead"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Town Head Farm
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"TOWN HEAD FARMHOUSE / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 452094 / NY3330809860"

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BRV24.jpg  Chimney top.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV25.jpg  Chimney top.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV26.jpg  Chimney top.
(taken 11.11.2009)  

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BRV33.jpg  Barn.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV34.jpg  Barn, canopy.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV35.jpg  Barn, lintel tiles.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV36.jpg  Barn, walling.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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BRV37.jpg  Barn, quoins.
(taken 11.11.2009)  
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