Old Cumbria Gazetteer - road, Milnthorpe to Kendal

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road, Lancaster to Kendal W

road, Milnthorpe to Kendal

Milnthorpe to Kendal

Kendal to Milnthorpe

civil parish:-

Milnthorpe (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Heversham (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Hincaster (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Sedgwick (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Helsington (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Kendal (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

road route

10Km square:-

SD48

10Km square:-

SD58

10Km square:-

SD59

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770

source data:-

Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.

J55191U.jpg
road
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.

J5SD59SW.jpg

J5SD58NW.jpg

J5SD48SE.jpg
double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

road map:- Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792)

source data:-

Road map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1792.

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CY16.jpg
double line, with road distances from Kendal
item:- JandMN : 44
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802

source data:-

Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1Wd.jpg
"to Lancaster"
double line, light dark solid; road
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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COP4.jpg
double line; road
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

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HA18.jpg
single line, solid; minor road; Milnthorpe, by Levens Park, by Sizergh Park, Kendal
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)

source data:-

Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.

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Page 151:- "..."
"I. LANCASTER TO KENDAL, BY MILNTHORPE,- 21¼M."


Miles.	LANCASTER TO	Miles.

...
1¼	Milnthorpe	13¾
1¼	Heversham	15
1½	Levens Bridge	16½
1½	Sizergh	18
3¼	Kendal	21¼

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.

FD02SD59.jpg

FD02SD58.jpg
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.

GAR2SD59.jpg
double line, bold light, major road

Act of Parliament

places:-

Milnthorpe
Levens Bridge, Levens
Kendal

milestones:-

All milestones known, various dates
Milestones in order, on or close to present A6.
milestone, Milnthorpe
milestone, Heversham (2) on old road through Heversham
milestone, Heversham on old road through Leasgill
milestone, Levens (3)
milestone, Levens
milestone, Helsington (7)
milestone, Helsington (6) on left side near road
milestone, Helsington (2)
milestone, Helsington (8) on loop of old road
milestone, Helsington (5)
milestone, Kendal (9)
milestone, Kendal (2)

places:-

SD50648997 milestone, Helsington (5) (Helsington)

SD49838637 milestone, Helsington (7) (Helsington) perhaps once

SD50458914 milestone, Helsington (8) (Helsington) perhaps once