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High Mossthorn, Stapleton
High Mossthorn
civil parish:-   Stapleton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY51497344
1Km square:-   NY5173
10Km square:-   NY57

evidence:-   probably old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Masthorn, The
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.
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Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "The Masthorn"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Masthorn, The
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.
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"The Masthorn"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Masthorn, The
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.
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"The masthorn"
circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Masthorn, The
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.
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"The Masthorn"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Masthorn, The
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.
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"The Masthorn"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Masthorn
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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"Masthorn"
circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Mosthorn
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.
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"Mosthorn"
circle and line with ?flag 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Moss Thorn
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.
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"Moss Thorn"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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