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Katebarrow, Whitwell and Selside
Katebarrow
Catbarrow
civil parish:-   Whitwell and Selside (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Westmorland
locality type:-   building/s (? disused) 
locality type:-   barn (? disused) 
coordinates:-   SD52039989
1Km square:-   SD5299
10Km square:-   SD59


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BOG83.jpg (taken 13.10.2007)  
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BJX04.jpg (taken 1.10.2005)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 4) 
placename:-  Katebarrow
source data:-   County Series map, Westmorland sheet 33 4, part of Longsleddale, Westmorland, scale 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, about 1890s?
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BNJ82.jpg
item:-  private collection : 55
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 4) 
placename:-  Katebarrow
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.
County Series 25 inch map, Westmorland sheet XXXIII 4, surveyed 1858-59, revised 1896, 2nd edition published by Ordnance Survey, 1898.  "Katebarrow"

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Coat Barrow
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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"Coat Barrow"
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:- Hodgson 1828
placename:-  Catbarrow
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 4 sheets mounted together on linen and rolled, Plan of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1.25 inches to 1 mile, by Thomas Hodgson, engraved by W R Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster, and perhaps by C Smith, 172 Strand, London,1828.
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map courtesy of Mark Cropper
"Catbarrow"
item:-  private collection : 371
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   parish register:- KendalRO : WPR/85
placename:-  Catbarrow
source data:-   Miles Swainson son of John Swainson, baptized 14 April 1672 

evidence:-   parish register:- KendalRO : WPR/85
placename:-  Calbarrow
source data:-   John Airey, calbarrow, buried 16 September 1748. 

evidence:-   map:- OS Six Inch (1956) 
placename:-  Katebarrow
source data:-   Map series, various editions with the national grid, scale about 6 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, scale 1 to 10560 from 1950s to 1960s, then 1 to 10000 from 1960s to 2000s, superseded by print on demand from digital data.
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"Katebarrow"

evidence:-   old newspaper:- Z8900705.txt
placename:-  Catbarrow
item:-  placename, Katebarrowcat
source data:-   Z8900705.txt
Westmorland Gazette
Transcription from the Westmorland Gazette 5 July 1890 
page 6:-  "... Catbarrow, the haunt of the wild cats, and these have passed away, and their place is supplied by the domestic cats, which run to the fells after rabbits, and soon become wild, or else are shot and otherwise destroyed by game preservers. ..."

hearsay:-  
It is said that some while back, planning permission to restore this barn as a small domestic residence or holiday let was refused by the Lakes District National Park. They would prefer to see it gradually fall down, fulfilling it natural role ...

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