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road, Alston to Stanhope
Alston to Stanhope
Stanhope to Alston
A689
civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   route
10Km square:-   NY74
10Km square:-   NY84
county:-   Durham
locality type:-   route
10Km square:-   NY84 (etc) 

evidence:-   road map:- Cary 1790 (Dhm/edn 1824) 
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Durham, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, 1790, edn published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1824.
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CY44.jpg
double line, with road distances from Wolsingham 
item:-  JandMN : 416
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evidence:-   road map:- Cary 1790 (Cmd/edn 1789) 
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 15 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1789.
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CY47.jpg
"to Stanhope"
double line 
item:-  JandMN : 419
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
image CY38p319, button  goto source
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page 319-320  "At Aldstone Moor, on r. a T.R. to Wolsingham."
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
source data:-   Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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GRA1Cd.jpg
"to Stanhope"
double line, light dark dotted; unfenced road 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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Lw21.jpg
light line; 'Other Direct Roads from LONDON' 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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COP3.jpg
double line; road 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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HA14.jpg
single line, solid; minor road; Aldstone, Garrigilgate, Tyne Head, ... 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads) 
source data:-   Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.
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Itinerary, with gradient diagram, route 42, Durham to Alston, Durham and Cumberland, 1898. 
item:-  JandMN : 763.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Bell 1892
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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BEL9NY74.jpg
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BEL9.jpg
red - disturnpiked 'main road' under section 13 of the Highways Act 1878 
 
Road map of Cumberland showing County Bridges 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 38
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old strip map:- Geographia 1925
source data:-   Road book, with road strip maps and gradient diagrams, Premier Road Book of Great Britain, by Alexander Gross and F Waite-Browne, published by Geographia, 55 Fleet Street, London, about 1925?
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GE1094.jpg
"232. - DURHAM TO ALSTON."
item:-  Hampshire Museums : B1990.161.4
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 Act of Parliament

places:-    Alston
 Nenthead
 Killhope Cross, Alston Moor
 Stanhope, Durham

places:-  
NY73394624 milestone, Alston Moor (17) (Alston Moor) L
NY74994611 milestone, Alston Moor (18) (Alston Moor) L
NY77434437 milestone, Alston Moor (19) (Alston Moor) L
NY76244530 milestone, Alston Moor (26) (Alston Moor)
NY73844627 Skelgill Turnpike (Alston Moor) gone
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