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| Micklethwaite Bridge, Micklethwaite | ||
| Micklethwaite Bridge | ||
| site name:- | Wampool, River | |
| locality:- | Micklethwaite | |
| civil parish:- | Woodside (formerly Cumberland) | |
| civil parish:- | Thursby (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | NY27985000 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2750 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY25 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 29 2)  placename:- Micklethwaite Bridge  | 
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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. | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Saxton 1579 | 
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland
                  and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved
                  by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.![]() Sax9NY24.jpg Over River Wampool. item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Burghley 1590 (facsimile)  | 
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| source data:- | Facsimile map, A Platt of the Opposete Border of Scotland to ye West Marches of England,
                  parts of Cumberland and Scotland including the Debateable Land, from a manuscript
                  drawn for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, about 1590, published by R B Armstrong, 1897. courtesy of the National Library of Scotland ![]() M048NY24.jpg "" bridge over the Wampool item:- National Library of Scotland : MS6113 f.267 Image © National Library of Scotland  | 
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)  placename:-  | 
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et 
                  Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and 
                  Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, 
                  Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.![]() MER8CumC.jpg "" double across a stream; bridge, over the Wampool item:- JandMN : 169 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)  | 
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie 
                  Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 
                  1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head 
                  Alley, London, 1611-12.![]() SP11NY24.jpg double line across the Wampool item:- private collection : 16 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jansson 1646 | 
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie 
                  Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by 
                  John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.![]() JAN3NY24.jpg Double line crossing the stream. item:- JandMN : 88 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Sanson 1679 | 
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland 
                  aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of 
                  Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles 
                  to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.   click to enlargeSAN2Cm.jpg double line over a stream; bridge item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd)  | 
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 
                  inch, by John Seller, 1694.   click to enlargeSEL9.jpg two lines cross a stream; bridge, not clearly marked item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)  | 
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| 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.![]() MD12NY24.jpg Double line over the Wampool N of Wigton. item:- JandMN : 90 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)  | 
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| 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.![]() D4NY24NE.jpg double line across a river; a bridge over the Wampool item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Bell 1892 placename:- Micklethwaite Bridge  | 
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| 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.![]() BEL9NY25.jpg "MICKLETHWAITE" bridge symbol Road map of Cumberland showing County Bridges item:- Carlisle Library : Map 38 Image © Carlisle Library  | 
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