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White Hill, Walton
White Hill
civil parish:-   Walton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY53696592
1Km square:-   NY5365
10Km square:-   NY56

photograph
BWP93.jpg (taken 1.6.2012)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 12 9) 
placename:-  White Hill
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:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Withhill
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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Sax9NY56.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Withhill"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Withhill
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
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KER8.jpg
"Withhill"
dot, circle and tower; village 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  With Hill
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.
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SP11NY56.jpg
"With hill"
circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Withhill
source data:-   Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.
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JEN4Sq.jpg
"Withhill"
circle 
evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  With Hill
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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JAN3NY56.jpg
"With hill"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
placename:-  With Hill
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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SEL9.jpg
"With hill"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wit Hill
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.
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MD12NY56.jpg
"Wit Hill"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Withill
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.
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BO18NY56.jpg
"Withill"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  White Hill
item:-  coat of arms; date stone (1611)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WHITE HILL / / / WALTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 77974 / NY5369865923"
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