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Bow, Orton N
Bow
civil parish:-   Orton N (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY33555611 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3356
10Km square:-   NY35

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 23 1) 
placename:-  Bow
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bow
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.
image
D4NY35NW.jpg
"Bow"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

places:-  
NY33545612 fingerpost, Bow (Orton N)
NY33525616 High Bow Farm (Orton N) L
NY33695606 Low Bow (Orton N) L
NY33725606 Bow, The (Orton N) L
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