 Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| High Skelghyll, Lakes | ||
| High Skelghyll | ||
| locality:- | Skelghyll | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY39030287 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3902 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 15) placename:- High Skelgill placename:- Skelgill, High | |
| 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:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Shell Gills | |
| 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.  J5NY30SE.jpg "Shell Gills" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Shell Gills | |
| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles 
                  to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.  CY24NY40.jpg "Shell Gills" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page | |
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| evidence:- | perhaps old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s item:- cart; costume | |
| source data:- | Photograph, b/w, High Skelghyll? Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland,
                  1890s?  click to enlarge HB0296.jpg item:- Armitt Library : ALPS655 Image © see bottom of page | |
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