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church, Blawith
Blawith Church
locality:-   Blawith
civil parish:-   Blawith and Subberthwaite (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   church
coordinates:-   SD28838822
1Km square:-   SD2888
10Km square:-   SD28
references:-   Nurse 1918


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BTI34.jpg (taken 13.8.2010)  
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BTI35.jpg (taken 13.8.2010)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Lan 7) 
placename:-  Blawith Church
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.
"Blawith Church (Per Curacy)"

evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
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.
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GAR2SD28.jpg
cross, a church 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Nurse 1918
source data:-   Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 2nd edn 1939.
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NUR1SD28.jpg
"BLAWITH"
United benefice with Lowick. 
item:-  JandMN : 27
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  St John's Church
placename:-  Church of St John
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"RUINS OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN / / A 5084 / BLAWITH AND SUBBERTHWAITE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76712 / SD2881688227"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Remains of church. C16, rebuilt 1749. Stone rubble. Walls remain to height of 3 to 6m. Rectangular plan with small structure to west end. Lower part of window openings, one to east end, 4 to north side, entrance to south side. West end has blocked opening, short projecting wall with return with jamb stones; footings of building to north of this."

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