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| Wain Gap, Orton S | ||
| Wain Gap | ||
| Street:- | Waingap Lane | |
| civil parish:- | Orton S (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY65600577 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6505 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY60 | |
| SummaryText:- | A gap for a wagon? | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 29 6) placename:- Wain Gap |
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| 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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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Wain Gap |
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| 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. J5NY60NE.jpg "Wain Gap" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Wain Gap |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24NY60.jpg "Wain Gap" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| MN photo:- |
Photos taken on the lane opposite the site of the building:- |
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 BQI74.jpg Track to the west. (taken 3.4.2009)  BQI75.jpg A knoll beside the track west. (taken 3.4.2009)  BQI76.jpg Muck spreading nearby. (taken 3.4.2009) |
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