Old Cumbria Gazetteer - road, Brampton to Longtown

road, Brampton to Longtown

Brampton to Longtown

Longtown to Brampton

A6071

civil parish:-

Brampton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Irthington (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Scaleby (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Kirklinton Middle (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Arthuret (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

route

10Km square:-

NY56

10Km square:-

NY46

10Km square:-

NY36

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.

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"L. to B. 11.7.28"
miles.furlongs.poles; Longtown to Brampton
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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, routes 166, Longtown to Brampton, 167, Wigton to Silloth, 168, Keswick to Cockermouth, 169, Troutbeck to Patterdale, and 170, Penrith to Troutbeck, Cumberland, 1898.
item:- JandMN : 763.11
Image © see bottom of page

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.

BEL9NY36.jpg

BEL9NY46.jpg

BEL9NY56.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 itinerary:- Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum)

source data:-

Itinerary, Route 43 in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Doncaster to Glasgow, through Alston, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908.

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pp.93-97 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3.
printed at beginning, p.93:- "ROUTE 43. / DONCASTER via Boroughbridge (43½), Scotch Corner (72½), Barnard Castle (85½), Middleton-in-Teesdale (96½), Alston (118½), Longtown (148½), Gretna (155¼), to GLASGOW (240½)."
item:- private collection : 268.14
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old itinerary:- Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum)

source data:-

Itinerary, Route 43 reverse in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Glasgow to Doncaster, through Alston, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908.

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pp.98-106 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3.
printed at beginning, p.98:- "ROUTE 43. Reverse. / GLASGOW via Gretna (85¼), Longtown (92), Alston (122), Middleton-in-Teesdale (144), Barnard Castle (155), Scotch Corner (168), Boroughbridge (197) to DONCASTER 240½)."