Cockshot Wood, Keswick | ||
Cockshot Wood | ||
locality:- | Cockshot Hill | |
civil parish:- | Keswick (formerly Cumberland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | wood | |
coordinates:- | NY26562269 (etc) | |
1Km square:- | NY2622 | |
10Km square:- | NY22 | |
SummaryText:- | on a low hill | |
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evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 6) placename:- Cockshot Wood |
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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. |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Cockshut |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto source Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 203:- "Oct. 3. [at Keswick] A heavenly day; rose at seven, and walked out under the conduct of my landlord to Borrowdale; ... Left Cockshut (which we formerly mounted) ... behind me, ..." goto source Page 206:- "..." "Oct. 4. ... Cockshut-hill, which lies beside it [Crow Park], and to which I walked in the afternoon; it is covered with young" goto source Page 207:- "trees, both sown and planted, oak, spruce, Scotch fir, &c. all which thrive wonderfully. There is an easy ascent to the top, and the view far preferable to that on Castle-hill ..." |
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evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der) placename:- Cock Shot |
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source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake
of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by
Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published
1800. CT2NY22Q.jpg "Cock-shot / 2d. Station" item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.3 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Der) placename:- Cock Shott |
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source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of Derwentwater and its Environs,
scale about 13 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J
Neele, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in
London etc, 1787. CL152622.jpg "COCK SHOTT" woodland item:- private collection : 169 Image © see bottom of page |
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