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Warcop Old Bridge, Warcop
Warcop Old Bridge
site name:-   Eden, River
locality:-   Warcop
civil parish:-   Warcop (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   bridge
coordinates:-   NY74331510
1Km square:-   NY7415
10Km square:-   NY71

photograph
BJY88.jpg  Three ribbed arches, sandstone.
(taken 28.10.2005)  
photograph
BJY89.jpg  Three ribbed arches, sandstone.
(taken 28.10.2005)  
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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SAX9NY71.jpg
Double line over a stream, over the Eden. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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JAN3NY71.jpg
Double line crossing the stream. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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SEL7.jpg
two lines cross a stream; bridge 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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MD10NY71.jpg
Double line over a stream, over the Eden. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
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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J5NY71NW.jpg
double line, road, across a stream; bridge 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
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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CY24NY71.jpg
road across a stream; bridge over the Eden at Warcop 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Warcop Old Bridge
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WARCOP OLD BRIDGE OVER RIVER EDEN TO SOUTH-WEST OF EDEN GATE / / / WARCOP / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73412 / NY7432215095"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Roadbridge, probably C16 (R.C.H.M.). Coursed, squared rubble. Splayed cutwaters separating 3 segmental arches, each spanning c25 ft; 4 square-section ribs to soffit of each arch. Roadway clO ft wide with polygonal refuges over cutwaters. Parapets c4 ft high with segmental copings. Scheduled Ancient Monument."

photograph
BVA80.jpg  View of river.
(taken 24.7.2011)  

photograph
BJY90.jpg  Four ribbed arches, sandstone.
(taken 28.10.2005)  
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