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 road, Lancaster to Kirkby Stephen
 road, Kendal to Kirkby Stephen
road, Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen
Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen to Sedbergh
A683
civil parish:-   Sedbergh (formerly Yorkshire)
civil parish:-   Middleton (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Barbon (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Kirkby Stephen (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road route
10Km square:-   SD69
10Km square:-   SD79
10Km square:-   NY70

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.
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double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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double line, bold light, numbered miles; main road 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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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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double line, with road distances from Kirkby Lonsdale 
item:-  JandMN : 44
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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 315-316  "3 Miles from Cold Beck, on r. a T.R. to Sedbergh."
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page 317-318  "another Road to Kirkby Stephen"
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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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 653-654  "At Thwaite Bridge, on l. a T.R. to Kirkby Stephen"
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
source data:-   Map, West Riding of Yorkshire, ie West Yorkshire, scale about 21 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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"to Kirkby Stephen"
double line, light dark solid; road 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.12
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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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double line, light dark solid; road 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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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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light line; 'Other Direct Roads from LONDON' 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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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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double line; road 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
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double line, light bold; 'Turnpike Road' 
item:-  JandMN : 63
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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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single line, solid; minor road; Sadbergh, Streetside, Ellergill, Kirkby Stephen 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   old strip map:- CTC 1911 (Roads) 
source data:-   Page 101 of Cyclists' Touring Club British Road Book new series vol.6, edited by F B Sandford, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London etc, 1911.
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Strip road map, route 48, Middleton Brough Kirkby Stephen, part of Middleton to Lancaster, scale roughly 5 miles to 1 inch. 
Together with an itinerary and gradient diagram. 
item:-  JandMN : 491.101
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 Act of Parliament

evidence:-   old map:- OS County series (Yrk 49) 
source data:-   "SEDBERGH TRUST"
labelled at SD69359530 

places:-  
 Sedbergh
 Cautley, Sedbergh
 Kirkby Stephen

places:-  
NY75840449 milestone, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen)
NY75820610 milestone, Kirkby Stephen (2) (Kirkby Stephen) gone
SD62108322 milestone, Middleton (5) (Middleton)
NY73390073 milestone, Ravenstonedale (Ravenstonedale) L
NY74940341 milestone, Ravenstonedale (2) (Ravenstonedale) L
SD70329724 milestone, Ravenstonedale (3) (Ravenstonedale)
SD71609811 milestone, Ravenstonedale (4) (Ravenstonedale) L
NY73940223 milestone, Ravenstonedale (7) (Ravenstonedale) L not found
SD72429944 milestone, Ravenstonedale (8) (Ravenstonedale) L not found
SD69639606 milestone, Sedbergh (6) (Sedbergh) L
SD70439731 milestone, Sedbergh (8) (Sedbergh) L
SD68429317 milestone, Sedbergh (11) (Sedbergh) L
SD67319230 milestone, Sedbergh (14) (Sedbergh)
SD69179474 milestone, Sedbergh (15) (Sedbergh) L
NY77220800 Kirkby Stephen Turnpike (Kirkby Stephen) gone
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