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road, Carlisle to Wigton
Carlisle to Wigton
Wigton to Carlisle
civil parish:-   Carlisle (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Wigton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Thursby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Woodside (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Carlisle (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   route

route parts:-    Carlisle to Cockermouth as far as Thursby
 Thursby to Wigton

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
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.
double line, narrower, solid or dotted with a dot and number at 1 mile intervals; road 
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"W. to C. 10:6:8"
miles.furlongs.poles; Wigton to Carlisle 
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item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
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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.
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page 555-556  "CARLISLE to Allonby"
"CARLISLE to Maryport."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
source data:-   Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, 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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"W. to C. 10¾m."
light line; 'Other Direct Roads from LONDON' 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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places:-  
NY38725540 milestone, Carlisle (9) (Carlisle)
NY36655305 milestone, Cummersdale (Cummersdale) L
NY35365206 milestone, Dalston (Dalston)
NY34075107 milestone, Thursby (5) (Thursby) L
NY27214951 milestone, Woodside (Woodside) L
NY38345520 toll gate, Carlisle (2) (Carlisle)
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