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Houghton, Stanwix Rural
Houghton
civil parish:-   Stanwix Rural (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY40885925 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4059
10Km square:-   NY45


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CEC62.jpg (taken 23.10.2015)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 16 12) 
placename:-  Houghton
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:-  Haughton
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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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Haughton"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Haughton
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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SP11NY46.jpg
"Haughton"
circle, tower; to disentangle the labels and symbols, use the pointer line 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Haughton
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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JAN3NY46.jpg
"Haughton"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 62) 
placename:-  Haughton
source data:-   Raod strip map, uncoloured engraving, the Road from Carlisle to Barwick, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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OG62m000.jpg
In mile 2, Cumberland. 
Turning right:-  "to Haughton"
item:-  JandMN : 83
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Haughton
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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MD12NY45.jpg
"Haughton"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Haughton
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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"Haughton"
blocks, on road NY35 or unmarked NY45 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Haughton
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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"Haughton"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Houghton
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.
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COP3.jpg
"Houghton"
circle; village or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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places:-  
NY40845947 Chestnuts, The (Stanwix Rural) L
NY40885933 drain, Houghton (Stanwix Rural)
NY40946014 Far Boot, The (Stanwix Rural)
NY4158 Hadrian's Camp (Stanwix Rural)
NY40845971 Houghton Bridge (Stanwix Rural)
NY40935925 Houghton CofE Primary School (Stanwix Rural)
NY40915919 Houghton Convenience Store (Stanwix Rural)
NY41085989 Houghton Hall (Stanwix Rural) L out of sight
NY40825976 Houghton School (Stanwix Rural) gone
NY40865974 Lodge, The (Stanwix Rural) L
NY418588 Milecastle 64 (Stanwix Rural)
NY40855943 post box, Houghton (Stanwix Rural)
NY40825979 St John's Church (Stanwix Rural) L
NY40765989 St Johns Bridge (Stanwix Rural)
NY40855996 Town Head Farm (Stanwix Rural) L
NY40835932 village hall, Houghton (Stanwix Rural)
NY40835976 war memorial, Houghton (Stanwix Rural)
NY40905921 weathervane, Houghton (Stanwix Rural)
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