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Wetheral
civil parish:-   Wetheral (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY46625447 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4654
10Km square:-   NY45


photograph
BMN38.jpg  Ferryhill Cottages, Ferry Hill, Wetheral.
(taken 19.8.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 24 6) 
placename:-  Wetheral
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:-   old map:- Lloyd 1573
placename:-  Wederal
source data:-   Map, hand coloured copper plate engraving, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.
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"Wederal"
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA1998.69
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Wetherall
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.
image
Sax9NY45.jpg
Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Wetherall"
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Wetherall
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.
image
MER8CumD.jpg
"Wetherall"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wetherall
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
image
SP11NY45.jpg
"Wetherall"
circle, building, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Wetherall
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.
image
JAN3NY45.jpg
"Wetherall"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wetherall
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL9.jpg
"Wetherall"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wetherall
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
image
MD12NY45.jpg
"Wetherall"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
image
BO18NY45.jpg
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wetheral
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.
image
D4NY45SE.jpg
"Wetheral"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Watheral
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
image  click to enlarge
COP3.jpg
"W[a]theral"
circle; village or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Wetheral
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.
image FD01P121, button  goto source
Page 121:-  "WETHERAL"
"Is on the western banks of the river, and is a pleasant village with a charming green, at the distance of four miles from Carlisle. ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Wetheral
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.
image
FD02NY45.jpg
"Wetheral"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Wetheral
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.
image
GAR2NY45.jpg
"Wetheral"
blocks, settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Wetheral
source data:-   Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.
image  click to enlarge
POF7Cm.jpg
"Wetheral"
map date 1909 

evidence:-   old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Wetheral
source data:-   Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.
image  click to enlarge
PF10Cm.jpg
"Wetheral"
map date 1892 

evidence:-   old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Wetheral
source data:-   Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.
image  click to enlarge
POF2Cm.jpg
"Wetheral"
map date 1890 

evidence:-   old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Wetheral
source data:-   Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.
image  click to enlarge
POF8Cm.jpg
"Wetheral"
map date 1873 

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images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums

evidence:-   old painting:- 
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, Wetheral from the Banks of the Eden, Cumberland, by Thomas Bushby, 1890s.
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Summertime; view from the top of a gently sloping hill. To left there stands a small church, partially obscured by trees. Below, to right, stands a whitewashed farmhouse and its outbuildings with smoking chimneys. The viaduct spans the river, the far bank of which is heavily wooded. 
signed at bottom centre:-  "Thos. Bushby"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1972.4.11
Image © Tullie House Museum

places:-  
NY46465456 Acorn Bank (Wetheral) L
NY46245421 Ashridge Lane Cemetery (Wetheral)
NY46865466 Corby Bridge (Wetheral) L
NY46705459 Crown Hotel (Wetheral) L
NY46805434 Eden Croft (Wetheral)
NY46545439 Eden Mount (Wetheral) L
NY46645471 Edenbank (Wetheral) L
NY46815453 Edenside Cottage (Wetheral) L
NY46645445 Edenwood (Wetheral)
NY46565454 fingerpost, Wetheral (2) (Wetheral)
NY46935430 Flight of Fancy (Wetheral)
NY46805496 ford, Wetheral (Wetheral)
NY46365510 Geltsdale (Wetheral)
NY46475511 Geltsdale (Wetheral)
NY46665449 Grange, The (Wetheral) L
NY46625433 Green Farm (Wetheral) L
NY46585431 Greystones (Wetheral) L
NY46145486 Hallmoor Cottage (Wetheral)
NY46505431 High Croft (Wetheral)
NY46615451 house, Wetheral (3) (Wetheral)
NY46795414 hydrant plate, Wetheral (Wetheral)
NY46835474 hydrant plate, Wetheral (2) (Wetheral)
NY46105444 hydrant plate, Wetheral (3) (Wetheral)
NY46695440 Killoran Country House (Wetheral)
NY46505455 Manor Cottage (Wetheral)
NY46465527 Mirebank Wood (Wetheral)
NY46155536 Moor Yeat (Wetheral)
NY46675431 parsonage, Wetheral (Wetheral)
NY46395494 Plains, The (Wetheral) L
NY46585450 Wetheral Police Station (Wetheral)
NY46575458 Wetheral Police Station (Wetheral)
NY46565470 railway bridge, Wetheral (2) (Wetheral)
NY46825457 River House (Wetheral) L
NY46645447 Wetheral School (Wetheral) gone
NY4654 Wetheral School (Wetheral) gone
NY46485430 Snowdrop Cottage (Wetheral)
NY46735496 St Cuthbert's Well (Wetheral)
NY46625437 St Martins (Wetheral)
NY46855446 summer house, Wetheral (Wetheral)
NY46565454 water trough, Wetheral (Wetheral)
NY46845416 Wetheral Abbey Farm, (Wetheral)
NY46475404 Wetheral Community Village Hall (Wetheral)
NY46655437 Wetheral Cross (Wetheral) L
NY46095446 Wetheral Methodist Church (Wetheral)
NY46885441 Wetheral Mill (Wetheral) gone?
NY46805412 Wetheral Priory (Wetheral) L
NY46745465 Wetheral Station (Wetheral) L
NY46715329 Wetheral Tower (Wetheral) gone
NY46465429 Wetheral Village Hall (Wetheral)
NY46625452 Wetheral Village Shop (Wetheral)
NY46455427 Wheatsheaf, The (Wetheral)
NY46815440 Holy Trinity and St Constantine's Church (Wetheral) L
NY46975437 Wetheral Ferry (Wetheral)
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