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Warnell Hall, Sebergham
Warnell Hall
civil parish:-   Sebergham (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY35044134
1Km square:-   NY3541
10Km square:-   NY34
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 38 5) 
placename:-  Warnell Hall
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.
evidence:-   probably old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Warnell
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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Tower, symbol for a house, hall, tower, etc.  "Warnell"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Warnell Hall
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.
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"Warnell Hall / Denton Esq."
house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Warnell Hall
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 321-322  "On l. of Sebergham is Warnell Hall, - Denton, Esq."
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Warnell Hall
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  "Between Upper Welton and Thorney Stone, on l. is Warnell Hall, T. Denton, Esq. ..."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   probably 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 97:-  "..."
"... over Warnell Fell, having on the right the Hall, once the seat of the Dentons, now belonging to Lord Lonsdale, built on a hill-side, profusely scattered over with wood, and its base laved by the Caldew. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Warnell Hall
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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"Warnell Ha."
block, building 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Warnell Hall
item:-  date stone (1683); coat of arms
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WARNELL HALL / / / SEBERGHAM / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 72486 / NY3505241339"
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"COURTYARD RANGE AND GATEHOUSE WITH BARN ADJOINING, WARNELL HALL / / / SEBERGHAM / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 72487 / NY3506741323"
notes:-  
 supposed tower; 16th century hall, altered, etc

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan
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