Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Grassgarth, Hugill

Grassgarth, Hugill

Grassgarth

civil parish:-

Hugill (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

SD44169947 (etc)

1Km square:-

SD4499

10Km square:-

SD49

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 5)
placename:- Grassgarth

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:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:- Grassgarth

source data:-

Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Grassgarth"
in "Hugill"

evidence:-

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

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.

OG96m005.jpg
In mile 7, Westmoreland. "Grosgate a Village"
Houses off the road to the right.
item:- JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 260)
placename:- Grass Gate

source data:-

Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.260, The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.

B260m05.jpg
At mile 7+.
item:- private collection : 1.260
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Grass Garth

source data:-

Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.

J5SD49NW.jpg
"Grass Garth"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Rowe 1816

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Rowe, published by Henry Teesdale and Co, 302 Holborn, London, 1830s.
"Grass Ings"

hearsay:-

A grass is a norse unit of land, about 8 acres, enough for 1 horse, 3 cows, 17 sheep and 20 geese through winter. In summer the animals pastured on adjoining land while the grass grew for hay.

places:-

SD44169944 Grassgarth Farm (Hugill)

SD44189949 High Grassgarth (Hugill)

SD44169955 St Anne's Chapel (Hugill) gone

SD44159958 St Ann's Farm (Hugill)

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