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Kirkby Stephen
civil parish:-   Kirkby Stephen (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   market town
locality type:-   selected place
coordinates:-   NY77490872 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY7708
10Km square:-   NY70
latitude; longitude:-   2d 20.8m W; 54d 28.4m N

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BRG26.jpg  From the church tower.
(taken 3.8.2009)  
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BRG27.jpg  From the church tower.
(taken 3.8.2009)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 23 15) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
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.
OS County Series (Wmd 23 11) 
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
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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Buildings and towers, symbol for a town.  "KIRKBY STEVEN"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Kirkbysteven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.
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"Kirkbysteven"
circle 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-   old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Kirkbysteven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
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"Kirkbysteven"
dot, two circle, tower, tinted red; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cum/EW) 
placename:-  Kirkbysteven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland, scale about 36 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, about 1610-11, published by Thomas Bassett, Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell, St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1676?
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"Kirkbysteven"
dot, circle, and tower 
item:-  private collection : 85
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"Kirkby Steven"
circle, buildings and towers 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   table of distances:- Simons 1635
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
source data:-   Table of distances, uncoloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, with a thumbnail map, scale about 42 miles to 1 inch, by Mathew Simons, published in A Direction for the English Traviller, 1635.
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"Kirkby Steven N"
and tabulated distances; K on thumbnail map 
item:-  private collection : 50.39
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evidence:-   old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Kirkbye Steven
source data:-   Table of distances, with map, hand coloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Thomas Jenner, Cornhill, London, 1643.
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"Kirkbye Steven"
dot, double circle, buildings 
item:-  private collection : 52.Wmd
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
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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"Kirkby Steven"
Buildings and towers, suggestion of a wall, notice ?fence palings; upright lowercase text; market town. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:-  Kirkby Seven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
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"Kirkby Seven"
circle, buildings and towers; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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"Kirkby Steven"
circle, upright lowercase text; town, large 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (EW) 
placename:-  Kirby Steven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, England, including Wales, scale about 27 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale Awnsham and John Churchil, London, about 1695.
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"Kirby Steven"
circle; village or town 
item:-  JandMN : 339
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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"Kirkby Steven"
Circle, buildings, towers. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Defoe 1724-26
placename:-  
item:-  stockings
source data:-   Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26.
"The upper, or northern part of the county [Westmorland], has two manufacturing towns, called Kirkby Stephen, and Appleby; ... neither of them offer any thing considerable to our observation, except a great manufacture of yarn stockings at the former."
evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
source data:-   Maps, Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and 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; published 1742-49.
"Kirby Steven Market Friday, Fair Whitsun-monday."
evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Kirby Steven
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 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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"Kirby Steven"
circle, tower/s, upright lowercase text; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
placename:-  Stephen's Church
item:-  market; fair; stockings
source data:-   Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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Page 1024:-  "..."
"Kirkby Stephen, or Stephen's Church, on the River Eden, is one of the Towns of this County noted for weaving Yarn Stockings, and a Free-School founded and endowed by the Family of Wharton. Its Market is on Friday, and Fairs are on St. Mark's and St. Luke's, and Whit-monday."
evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirby Steven
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Kirby Steven"
Building, labelled as a town. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bickham 1753-54 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirby Steven
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, perspective view, A Map of Westmorland, North from London, by George Bickham, James Street, Bunhill Fields, London, 1753.
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"Kirby Steven"
view (sort of) 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.71
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  placename, Kirkby Stephen; fairs; market; population, Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1754 p.230  "Mr URBAN,"
"AS I continued some days at Kirkby Stephen, in Westmoreland, I made some occasional observations, which, if you think proper, you may communicate to the publick, Yours, &c. S."
"THE etymon of the name is easily traced, as bye is the old Saxon word for a village, so that Kirkby is church town; and Kirkby-Kendal, and Kirkby-Stephen, signify the church towns of Kendal and Stephen."
"The village is situated on the west bank of the river Eden, ..."
"The whole village consists of one single street, indifferently built, which lies nearly north and south, opening on Helbec mountain at one extremity, and Wildbore at the other. There was once a fine market place, 70 yards wide, and near 100 long, but by some strange inattention to publick utility, houses have been suffered to be built on it, and others afterwards to be built before them. The market is on Monday, and as the stocking manufacture supplies the principal trade, this traffic is the first at the market; it generally begins about six and is over by eight in the morning. Tho' the situation of Kirkby-Stephen is under bleak and barren mountains, yet the communication with several of their own dales, and with Yorkshire, along the river heads, affords a pretty considerable market; an advantage which Brough, near Stainmore, has lost for want of such connection."
"Three fairs are also held at this place, one on the first Thursday after Whitsontide, chiefly to supply new married persons with household goods and furniture; another on the 18th of Oct. for cattle; and the third, which is much superior to the other two, on the Monday preceding Fastens Even, (or Shrove Tuesday), called every where in the north Callop Monday, from an immemorial custom there, of dining that day on eggs and collops."
"The town has no magistrate but a petty constable; the people in general are hospitable, their manners are plain and open, their constitution vigorous, and their apprehension quick."
"As to the number of inhabitants, I am of opinion that the number of the licens'd publick houses will give a tolerable estimate, if the proportion allowed be as one to ten; thus Kirkby-Stephen has 20, Appleby 29, Penrith 52, Carlisle near 70, Wigton 23. It will perhaps be necessary to alter this proportion with respect to towns that abound with manufactures; but as these are easily distinguished, and the licensed houses all over the kingdom are necessarily known, estimates may be made without expence, and by a method which, as I remember, has not been thought of before."
"..."
evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
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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"Kirkby Stephen Ma. Fr. / V"
blocks, on road, vicarage, town, market, cross potent for a charity school 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
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.
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"KIRKBY STEPHEN / Chayter Esqr."
blocks on a street plan, labelled in block caps; settlement, market town?; and two unidentified houses 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
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.
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"KIRKBY STEPHEN"
blocks on a street plan, church, large houses 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old text:- Pennant 1773
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
item:-  placename, Kirkby Stephen; stockings
source data:-   Book, A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, by Thomas Pennant, published by Edward Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1801.
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Pennant's Tour 1773, page 123  "I reached Kirkby Stephen, a small town in a most fertile bottom, prettily wooded, and bounded by verdant hills. It consists of only one street most irregularly built, and enjoys a small manufactory of knit-worsted stockings. The place takes its title from the church, which is dedicated to St. Stephen. ..."
evidence:-   old text:- Pennant 1773
item:-  land tenure; customary tenure
source data:-   Book, A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, by Thomas Pennant, published by Edward Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1801.
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Pennant's Tour 1773, page 135  "..."
"Out of the eleven townships in this parish, only two are freehold; the rest are what is called in this county customary tenants, holding their lands from the lord by a small but fixed acknowledgment, and a fine on the death of the possessor. None of these can vote for members of Parliament; none can sell them without the consent of their lord; none can leave them from their son by will; and, in the case of want of a son, the eldest daughter is heiress. The possessor cannot dispose of any part by will, but must provide for his younger children by a deed. These tenures, which pervade I believe through the county, arose from grants made in ages when land was of little value, and bestowed by lords on their villains, as a relaxation of the severity of vassalage."
evidence:-   old map:- Pennant 1777
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of Scotland, Hebrides and Part of England, drawn for Thomas Pennant, engraved by J Bayly, published by Benjamin White, London, 1777.
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"Kirkby Stephen"
circle; buildings, village, etc 
item:-  private collection : 66
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century 
Page 243:-  "..."
"... The Roman road is easily traced from Ribchester ... to Overborough; afterwards the Roman road goes through Casterton and Middleton, and, as some think, by Borrow-bridge and Orton, to Apulby. Others, and perhaps from better reasons, are of opinion, the road went by Sedbergh, or Sedburgh, [2] over Blewcaster, along Ravenstonedale-street, and through Kirkby-Stephen, to Brough or Burgh."
evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789
placename:-  St Stephen's
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
item:-  market
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.
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Page 147:-  "... It [River Eden] afterwards runs by St. Stephens, commonly Kirkby Stephen, a noted market town: ..."
evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
item:-  market; stockings
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.
Page 156:-  "..."
"Kirkby Stephen is a considerable market-town, where the stockings made in and near it are sold. ..."
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Page 162:-  "..."
"... In 1774 was found in the peat pits near the town [Kirkby Stephen], two feet below the surface, a copper vessel, eight inches diameter at bottom, 14 at top, and 16 inches in the widest part just under the neck, depth 18 inches, containing about eight gallons and a half, made of three distinct plates, and much used in fire: being very slender it has six copper fillets at equal distances reaching up the sides two inches and a half, and turned over as much at bottom, which serve to support it, and it has within two ears with moveable rings, the whole of elegant workmanship."
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"KIRKBY STEPHEN"
group of blocks, labelled in block caps; town 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Aikin 1790 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Aikin, London, 1790.
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"Kirkby Stephen"
circle; town 
item:-  JandMN : 51
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evidence:-   old map:- Bailey 1797
placename:-  Kirby Steven
source data:-   Map, soil etc, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by J Bailey, engraved by Neele, Strand, published by Messrs Robinson, Paternoster Row and G Nicol, Pall Mall, London, 1797.
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"Kirby Steven"
group of blocks; town 
item:-  Armitt Library : A680.3
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 315-316  "Kirkby Stephen / At Kirkby Stephen, on r. a T.R. to Richmond."
market town, post office 
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page 317-318  "Kirkby Stephen"
market town, post office 
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page 355-356  "Kirkby Stephen"
market town, post office 
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Kirkby Stephen / 281"
blocks, upright lowercase text; town, distance from London 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Luffman 1803
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 37 miles to 1 inch, by John Luffman, 28 Little Bell Alley, Coleman Street, London, 1803-06.
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"Kirkby Stephen"
circle; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.46
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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"Kirkby Stephen 266½"
market town; distance from London 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-   old text:- Capper 1808
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
item:-  population; market; fair
source data:-   Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published 1808-29.
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"..."
"KIRKBY STEPHEN, a market-town and parish in East ward, Westmoreland, 4 miles from Brough, and 265 from London; containing 200 houses and 1141 inhabitants, of whom 285 were returned as employed in various trades, &c. It is seated on the west bank of the river Eden, and consists chiefly of one large street, indifferently built, opening to Helbec mountain at one extremity, and Wildbore at the other. The parish church is large and handsome, ... adjoining it a large and elegant parsonage house, and a good free school that has two exhibitions. It formerly had a large open market place, 70 yards wide, and nearly 100 long, but it has been lately built upon. The market has a very good connection with the surrounding country, although the situation is bleak and mountainous. The stocking manufacture is carried on here, but the chief traffic of the inhabitants consists in grazing and supplying the Liverpool market with cattle. Near the town are the ruins of Penpragon (sic) castle, ... Market on Monday. Fair St. Luke's Day. The living is a vicarage value 48l. 19s. 2d. - Burn's Westmoreland."
"..."
evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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"Kirkby Stephen"
circle with two side bars; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
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"Kirkby Stephen / 287"
town; distance from London 
item:-  JandMN : 63
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Wallis 1810
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, London, 1810; published 1810-36.
"PRINCIPAL INNS, RECOMMENDED TO TRAVELLERS AND FAMILIES."
"Kirkby Stephen: Black Bull, King's Arms, Pack Horse."
"..."
"PRINCIPAL FAIRS."
"Kirkby Stephen: Easter Monday, Tuesday after Whitsunday, Oct. 29, black cattle, sheep, and flax."
evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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"Kirkby Stephen / 278"
circle, upright lowercase text; town; distance from London 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   old map:- Greenwood 1824 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Map of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by C and J Greenwood, published by George Pringle jnr, 70 Queen Street, Cheapside, London, 1824.
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"KIRKBY STEPHEN"
street map; labelled in block caps for a market town. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1827
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
placename:-  Kirkby Steven
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.514 
From the Compendium of County History:-  "Langhorne, Dr. John, the poet, and brother of William, Kirkby Steven, 1785."
evidence:-   old map:- Cobbett 1832
placename:-  Kirby Stephen
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 7 miles to 1 inch, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London, 1832.
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"Kirby Stephen"
dot and circle; town @cty Cumberland 
item:-  JandMN : 116
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
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.
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"KIRKBY STEPHEN"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  token; trade token
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1853 part 1 p.494  "[tokens described by Mr. Brockett are] ..."
"Six for Kirkby Stephen:-"
"1. Heart-shaped, with the arms of the Merchant Adventurers. The initials are probably W.R.R. not W.H.R. as here engraved."
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"2. That of "John Fallowfield and R.P. mercers.""
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"3. H.R. 1659. Device, a pair of scales."
"4. The halfpenny shown above (but KIRBY is spelt in the original without the K.)"
"5. The farthing of "Margre Sanderson;" device, a crown."
"6. Jeoffrey Thompson. Obv. a crown; Rev. a heart pierced with two arrows, with an eye above."
evidence:-   old map:- County Associations 1950
placename:-  Kirkby Stephen
source data:-   Town plan, uncoloured lithograph, Appleby, Westmorland, scale about 4 inches to 1 mile, published by The County Associations, Bourdon Street, Berkeley Square, London, 1950.
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Town plan, uncoloured lithograph, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, scale about 5 inches to 1 mile, published in The Westmorland Official County Guide by The County Associations, Bourdon Street, Berkeley Square, London, 1950. 
item:-  JandMN : 1000.6
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evidence:-   market notes:- 
placename:-  Kerkeby Stephan
item:-  market
source data:-   www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.htmPalmer's Index No.93:: Public Record OfficeOwen: 1792: New Book of Fairs: 1889: Market Rights and Tolls: HM GovernmentBowen, Emanuel &Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland
 Post Office maps
evidence:-   old photograph:- Bogg 1898
source data:-   Photograph, halftone print, Street View, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, by Edmund Bogg, published by Edmund Bogg, 3 Woodhouse Lane, and James Miles, Guildford Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1898.
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BGG127.jpg
Included on p.110 of Lakeland and Ribblesdale, by Edmund Bogg. 
item:-  JandMN : 231.27
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old photograph:- Bogg 1898
source data:-   Photograph, halftone print, A Bit of Old Kirkby, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, by Edmund Bogg, published by Edmund Bogg, 3 Woodhouse Lane, and James Miles, Guildford Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1898.
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BGG129.jpg
Included on p.113 of Lakeland and Ribblesdale, by Edmund Bogg. 
item:-  JandMN : 231.29
Image © see bottom of page

photograph
BLW82.jpg  From Hartley.
(taken 21.4.2006)  
photograph
BMH58.jpg (taken 30.6.2006)  
photograph
BNX57.jpg  Tourist Information Centre.
(taken 8.8.2007)  
photograph
BNX58.jpg  Seat at the Tourist Information Centre.
(taken 8.8.2007)  
photograph
BNX59.jpg  Seat at the Tourist Information Centre.
(taken 8.8.2007)  
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BNX60.jpg  The Charter Stone; from which the Kirkby Stephen Charter Fair is proclaimed, St Luke's Day, 27 October.
(taken 8.8.2007)  
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BTV59.jpg  A pair of porches.
(taken 24.12.2010)  
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NY77600853 Akrill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77060885 Bloody Bones Lane (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77610873 Brewery House (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77290775 Brockram Quarry (Kirkby Stephen) gone?
NY77400837 Brougham House (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77500907 Carding Mill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77530863 chapel, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77470853 Kirkby Stephen Hostel (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77470859 Eden Emprium (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77550880 Church House (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY775086 Cloisters, The (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77290747 Coopkarnal Hole (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76940791 Croglam Lane (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76860762 Croglam (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77040760 Croglin Castle Hotel (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77580885 Eden Bank (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77000755 Kirkby Stephen Engine Shed (Kirkby Stephen) gone
NY77500885 fingerpost, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77480855 Fletcher House (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77480858 Gorton House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76260782 Green Riggs (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76760805 Habers (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77290905 Hobsons Lane (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77430836 hydrant plate, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77370833 Jolly Farmers Guest House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77760893 Kirkby Hill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77710882 Kirkby Stephen Cricket Club (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77340885 Kirkby Stephen Fire Station (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76200811 Kirkby Stephen Junction (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77830864 Kirkby Stephen Mill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77380888 Kirby Stephen Police Station (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77590839 Kirkby Stephen Primary School (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76960749 Kirkby Stephen Station (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76190668 Kirkby Stephen Station (Wharton)
NY77390831 Kirkby Stephen Youth Hostel (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77510864 Appleby Bakery (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 B B Dairy (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77510866 Barclays Bank (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77340888 Christian Head (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77480857 Megabites Baguettes (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77470868 Eden Outdoors (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77430856 Faraday Road (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77500852 Fletcher Hill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77400835 High Street (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77480842 Prospect House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77480847 Kirkby Stephen: High Street, 21 and 23 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77300820 Kirkby Stephen: High Street, 52 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77300828 Kirkby Stephen: High Street, 87 and 89 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77530848 In the Frame (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77460877 Little Treasures (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77480877 Littlefairs (Kirkby Stephen) L gone
NY77500871 Market Square (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77470870 Eden Valley Produce (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77500861 Market Street (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77600857 Mellbecks (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77740867 Mill Lane (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77600836 Nateby Road (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77440904 North Road (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77450897 Kirkby Stephen: North Road, 3 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77530848 Perdu Puzzles (Kirkby Stephen) gone
NY775086 Kirkby Stephen: Mark Shuttleworth (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77440885 Silver Street (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77580844 Sour Pow (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77490890 Tinkler Hill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77590899 Low Mill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77530905 Lowmill Bridge (Kirkby Stephen / Hartley) L
NY77460890 Masonic Hall (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77410831 Kirkby Stephen Meeting House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77570853 Melbecks House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76100673 Midland Cottages (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76170676 Midland Terrace (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77130913 Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77180796 New Terrace (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77370835 Old Court House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77530848 Old Post Office (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77630857 Orchard House (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY7708 Pack Horse (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77170784 Park Terrace (Kirkby Stephen)
NY774075 Passage (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77480870 Pennine Hotel (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY7708 Poet's Hall (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77460880 post box, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77240804 Primrose Hill (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76740757 railway footbridge, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77010804 Rowgate (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77100971 Sandriggs (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77560880 Kirkby Stephen Grammar School (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77470876 Shambles, The (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77630884 Skinner Dub (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77340747 Span Dub (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76960749 Stainmore Railway Heritage Centre (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77160791 Standards Villa (Kirkby Stephen)
NY76200677 Station Master's House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77290747 Stenkrith Bridge (Kirkby Stephen / Nateby)
NY772075 Stenkrith House (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77390748 Stenkrith (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77120833 Stye Lane (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77540850 Temperance Hall (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77280820 Town Head (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77560844 Upper Eden Baptist Church (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77510844 Wesleyan Centenary Chapel (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77510842 Wesleyan Sunday School (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77400951 New Bridge (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77640872 Frank's Bridge (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77480864 Black Bull Hotel (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY774086 Kings Arms (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY7708 Joseph Bowerbank ironmonger (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77510857 Cooperative, The (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 J Donald and Co electrical engineer (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 Kirkby Stephen: Market Street, 5 to 7 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 Kirkby Stephen: Market Street, 11 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 Kirkby Stephen: Market Street, 39 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 Kirkby Stephen: Market Street, 50 to 52 (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 New Fountain Inn (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77520851 Temperance Hotel (Kirkby Stephen)
NY775085 White Lion (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77570812 Bollam Lane Turnpike (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77220800 Kirkby Stephen Turnpike (Kirkby Stephen) gone
NY77360749 Poetry Path (Kirkby Stephen)
NY7708 J Ridley clockmaker (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77320926 Kirkby Stephen Cemetery (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77440858 barn, Kirkby Stephen (Kirkby Stephen) L
NY77470887 Thompson Memorial (Kirkby Stephen)
NY77510882 Kirkby Stephen Church (Kirkby Stephen) L
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