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bridge, Gilsland
site name:-   Poltross Burn
locality:-   Gilsland
civil parish:-   Upper Denton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   bridge
coordinates:-   NY63366647
1Km square:-   NY6366
10Km square:-   NY66
county:-   Northumberland
current boundary
locality:-   Cumbria boundary
old boundary
locality:-   Cumberland boundary


photograph
BOV51.jpg  Modern widening, boring.
(taken 21.3.2008)  
photograph
BOV52.jpg  Older arch.
(taken 21.3.2008)  

evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 86) 
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, the Road from Tinmouth ... to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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OG86m050.jpg
In mile 52, Northumberland, Cumberland. 
Road crosses:-  "Poltrose fluv: / Enter Cumberland"
drawn across the road; and crosses the county boundary. 
item:-  JandMN : 73
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 86) 
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, the Road from Tinmouth ... to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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OG86m050.jpg
Road passing under the Poltrose Burn, from Northumberland to Cumberland. 
item:-  JandMN : 73
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
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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MD12NY66.jpg
Single line over the Poltrose Burn. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bell 1892
placename:-  Powtross Bridge
source data:-   Map, colour lithograph, Road Map of Cumberland, by George Joseph Bell, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, printed by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
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BEL9NY66.jpg
"POWTROSS"
bridge symbol; on county boundary? 
 
Road map of Cumberland showing County Bridges 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 38
Image © Carlisle Library

notes:-  
The landlord of the Bridge Inn was once responsible for collecting shire tolls for livstock crossing the county boundary at the bridge, for Cumberland County Council.

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