button to main menu  Old Cumbria Gazetteer
Arthuret
civil parish:-   Arthuret (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
coordinates:-   NY40506936 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4069
10Km square:-   NY46
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Artruthe
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
image
Sax9NY36.jpg
Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Artruthe"
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Artruthe
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.
image
MER8CumA.jpg
"Artruthe"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Artruthe
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
image  click to enlarge
KER8.jpg
"Artruthe"
dot, circle and tower; village 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Artruth
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
image
SP11NY36.jpg
"Artruth"
circle, building, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   table of distances:- Simons 1635
placename:-  Artruth
source data:-   Table of distances, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, with a thumbnail map, scale about 41 miles to 1 inch, by Mathew Simons, published in A Direction for the English Traviller, 1635.
image  click to enlarge
SIM4.jpg
"Artruth N"
and tabulated distances 
item:-  private collection : 50.11
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   presumably old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Artruth
source data:-   Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.
image
JEN4Sq.jpg
"Artruth"
circle 
evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Artruth
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
image
JAN3NY46.jpg
"Artruth"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:-  Artruth
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
image  click to enlarge
SAN2Cm.jpg
"Artruth"
circle, italic lowercase text; village or house 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Arthuret
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
image
MD12NY46.jpg
"Arthuret"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Arthuret
placename:-  Artruth
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
image
BO18NY36.jpg
"Arthuret als Artruth"
circle, building and tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Arthuret
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
D4NY36NE.jpg
"Arthuret"
house and blocks and church for a village, labelled in upright lowercase text 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Arthrat
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
image CY38p267, button  goto source
image  click to enlarge
C38267.jpg
page 267-268  "Arthrat"
image CY38p283, button  goto source
image  click to enlarge
C38283.jpg
page 283-284  "Arthrat"
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Arthuret
source data:-   Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 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.
image  click to enlarge
GRA1Cd.jpg
"Arthuret"
blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Arthuret
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Stree, Soho, London, 1810.
image  click to enlarge
WL13.jpg
"Arthuret"
village, hamlet, house, ... 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2009.81.10
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
image G819A505, button  goto source
Gentleman's Magazine 1819 part 1 p.505 
From the Compendium of County History:-  "1337. At Arthuret the Scots entered England, destroyed 20 villages, and carried off a great booty. ..."
evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag 1819
source data:-   image G819A507, button  goto source
Gentleman's Magazine 1819 part 1 p.507 
From the Compendium of County History:-  "Graham, Richard, Viscount Preston, Secretary of State to James II, Arthuret."
evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag 1819
source data:-   image G816B600, button  goto source
Gentleman's Magazine 1816 part 2 p.600 
Biographical note from the Compendium of County History:-  "Armstrong, Archibald, fool or jester to James I. and Charles I. Arthuret (died 1672)."
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Arthuret
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.
image
FD02NY36.jpg
"Arthuret"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page
hearsay:-  
 Written by the rector, in the parish register, St Michael and All Angel's Church, 1669:-
"Arthuret has its name from the famous King Arthur, King of the Ancient Britons, in whose time there was a battle fought here, probably on the moor of the same name."
The battle happened in the 6th century; 80000 men were slain according to legend.
And it is claimed that Arthuret is the last resting place of King Arthur.
button to lakes menu  Lakes Guides menu.