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| Shap Thorn, Shap Rural | ||
| civil parish:- | Shap Rural (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tree | |
| locality type:- | thorn | |
| coordinates:- | NY57241177 (estimate) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5711 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY51 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 21 6) placename:- Shap Thorn |
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| 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. "Shap Thorn" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) placename:- Shap Thorn |
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| 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. MD10NY51.jpg "S. Thorn" No symbol, drawn beside the road from Shap towards Orton. item:- JandMN : 24 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Shapp Thorn |
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| 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. J5NY51SE.jpg "Shapp Thorn" tree on a hill item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Shap Chorn |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24NY51.jpg "Shap Chorn" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) placename:- Shap Thorn |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale
about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820,
published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31. click to enlargeHA18.jpg "Shap Thorn" circle; tree item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
It is said that the Shap Thorn was planted on a prominent hill top as guide to travellers
(and is now replaced by a clump of ash). |
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