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Butt of Blackburn, Midgeholme
Butt of Blackburn
civil parish:-   Midgeholme (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   boundary feature
locality type:-   county boundary feature
coordinates:-   NY63295638
1Km square:-   NY6356
10Km square:-   NY65
county:-   Northumberland
old boundary
locality:-   Cumberland boundary
current boundary
locality:-   Cumbria boundary

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 26 1) 
placename:-  Butt of Blackburn
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.
"Butt of Blackburn"
at the bend in the burn, on the boundary 

evidence:-   probably old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keld, The
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
image
D4NY65NW.jpg
"The Keld"
locality on county boundary 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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