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Water Houses, Asby
Water Houses
civil parish:-   Asby (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY712109
1Km square:-   NY7110
10Km square:-   NY71


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BNL79.jpg (taken 30.3.2007)  

evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Waterhouses
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Waterhouses"
in  "Little Asby"

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Water Side Houses
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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J5NY71SW.jpg
"Water Side Houses"
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:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Water Side Houses
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
"Water Side Houses"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Water House
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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FD02NY61.jpg
"Water House"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page

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