Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Distington
	parish	Distington parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s
	coordinates:-	NY0023
	10Km square:-	NY02
	1Km square	NY0023
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Distington
		blocks, settlement
	placename:-	Distington
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Distington
	placename:-	Distington
	county:-	Westmoreland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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		DISSINGTON
	placename:-	Dissington
	old map:-	Cooke 1802
		Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24.
		Dislington
		blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality
	placename:-	Dislington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Cooke 1802
		Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24.
		Distington
		blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality
	placename:-	Distington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	road book:-	Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 317-318
		Distington
	placename:-	Distington
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
		Distington / R
		circle, building and tower, rectory
	placename:-	Distington
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Distington
		Circle, building and tower, sharing its symbol with Haye Castle.
	placename:-	Distington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Distinto~
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Distinton
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		Distinto~
		circle, building, tower
	placename:-	Distinton
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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		Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.
		Distinton
	placename:-	Distinton
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		village
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Cooper 1808
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by G and W B Whittaker, 13 Ave Maria Lane, London, 1824.
		Dissington
		circle; village or hamlet
	placename:-	Dissington
	locality:-	Allerdale above Derwent Ward
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1808
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Hall 1820 (Cmd)
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
		Distington
		circle, italic lowercase text; settlement
	placename:-	Distington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1820
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old map:-	Badeslade 1742
		A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
		Bistington
		circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality
	placename:-	Bistington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1742
	period:-	18th century, early
		Beckside, Distington
		Distington Station, Distington
		engine shed, Distington
		Holy Spirit, Distington
		Lilly Hall, Winscales
		museum, Distington
		school, Distington
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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