Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Eaglesfield, Dean

Eaglesfield, Dean

Eaglesfield

civil parish:-

Dean (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY09482817 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY0928

10Km square:-

NY02

CCT34.jpg (taken 10.4.2015)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 54 11)
placename:- Eaglesfield

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:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Eglesfeld

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.

Sax9NY02.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "Eglesfeld"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Eglesfeld

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.

SP11NY12.jpg
"Eglesfeld"
circle, tower
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Eglesfeld

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.

JAN3NY12.jpg
"Eglesfeld"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
placename:- Eglesfield

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96Bm05.jpg
In mile 9, Cumberland. "Eglesfield a Vill"
two rows of houses off the road to the right.
item:- JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Eglesfield

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.

MD12NY12.jpg
"Eglesfield"
Circle.
item:- JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261)
placename:- Eaglesfield

source data:-

Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.

B261m05.jpg
At mile 9 from Egremont.
item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Eagles Field

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.

BO18NY02.jpg
"Eagles field"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Eaglesfield

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.

D4NY02NE.jpg
"Eaglesfield"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
placename:- Eglesfield

source data:-

Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.

goto source
Page 183:- "..."
"Eglesfield gave name to the antient family, lords of the manor, of whom was Robert Eglesfield, rector of Brough c. Westmorland, and founder of Queen's college, Oxford."

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Eaglesfield

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

click to enlarge
COP3.jpg
"Eaglesfield"
circle; village or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818
placename:- Eaglesfield

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.

OT02NY02.jpg
item:- JandMN : 48.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
placename:- Eaglesfield

source data:-

Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.

goto source
Page 81:- "..."
"... out of the way, is Eaglesfield, which we notice because once possessed by a family of that name, one of whom, Robert, was confessor to Queen Philippa, consort of Edward III, and founder of Queen's College, in Oxford."

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Englesfield

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.

FD02NY02.jpg
"Englesfield"
item:- JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Eaglesfield

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.