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placename:- | Longtown | |
parish |
Arthuret parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:- | Cumbria | |
building/s -- selected place | ||
coordinates:- |
NY37936868 | |
10Km square:- |
NY36 | |
place code:- | Lngt | |
1Km square | NY3768 | |
![]() Longtown -- Arthuret -- Cumbria / -- 15.9.2006 | ||
![]() Longtown -- Arthuret -- Cumbria / -- Date stone:- -- 'I. U. O. MECHANICS' HALL 1851.' -- 15.9.2006 | ||
old map:- |
OS County Series (Cmd 10 3)
OS County Series (Cmd 10 2) OS County Series (Cmd 10 6) OS County Series (Cmd 10 7) | |
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
building/s | ||
date:- | 1890=1899 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1890s | |
old map:- |
Ford 1839 map
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Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839. | ||
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Longtown | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1839 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
old map:- |
Cobbett 1832
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Maps, Westmoreland and Cumberland, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet street, London, 1832. | ||
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Longtown | ||
dot and circle; town | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1832 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
old map:- |
Cooke 1802
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Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24. | ||
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Longtown / 308 | ||
blocks, upright lowercase text; town, distance from London | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
road book:- |
Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
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Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828. | ||
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page 267-268 | ||
Longtown - Graham's Arms | ||
market town | ||
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page 269-270 | ||
INNS. ... Longtown, Graham's Arms. ... | ||
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page 283-284 | ||
Longtown - Graham's Arms | ||
post office | ||
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page 285-286 | ||
INNS. Longtown, Graham's Arms. ... | ||
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page 337-338 | ||
To Longtown, p.283 | ||
market town, post office | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old map:- |
Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87. | ||
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Longtown / Mar. Th. | ||
blocks, on road, town, market | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
market town | ||
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
old map:- |
Bickham 1753-54 (Cmd)
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Maps, A Map of Westmorland, 1753, and A Map of Cumberland, 1754, by George Bickham, published 1750s-96. | ||
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Long Town | ||
view (sort of) | ||
placename:- | Long Town | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1753=1754 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1750s | |
descriptive text:- |
Simpson 1746
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The 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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Longtown, near where the Eske and Kirksop Rivers meet: It is a small Town, the Market of which is kept on Thursdays; and it is 234 Miles computed, and 315 measured from London. | ||
placename:- | Logtown | |
date:- | 1746 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1740s | |
old map:- |
Morden 1695 (EW)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695. | ||
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Longtown | ||
circle; village or town | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
old map:- |
Morden 1695 (Cmd)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695. | ||
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Long Town | ||
Circle, building and tower. | ||
placename:- | Long Town | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
old strip map (pp.37-38):- |
Tinsley 1877 (Roads/Cum)
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Road book, British High Roads, published in four parts by Tinsley Brothers, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877. | ||
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Strip map, road map, part of London to Edinburgh via Boroughbridge and Carlisle, including from before Longtown, Cumberland; and into Scotland, published by Tinsley Bros, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877. | ||
Map pp.37-38 in British High Roads, North and North Eastern Routes. | ||
printed at top:- | ||
BRITISH HIGH ROADS. / 37 LONDON TO EDINBURGH, VIA BOROUGHBRIDGE & CARLISLE. 38 | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
date:- | 1877 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
old itinerary:- |
Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum)
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Road book, illustrated itineraries, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908. | ||
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Itinerary, Route 43 in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Doncaster to Glasgow, through Alston, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908. | ||
pp.93-97 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3. | ||
printed at beginning, p.93:- | ||
ROUTE 43. / DONCASTER via Boroughbridge (43 1/2), Scotch Corner (72 1/2), Barnard Castle (85 1/2), Middleton-in-Teesdale (96 1/2), Alston (118 1/2), Longtown (148 1/2), Gretna (155 1/4), to GLASGOW (240 1/2). | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
date:- | 1908 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old itinerary:- |
Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum)
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Road book, illustrated itineraries, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908. | ||
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Itinerary, Route 43 reverse in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Glasgow to Doncaster, through Alston, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908. | ||
pp.98-106 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3. | ||
printed at beginning, p.98:- | ||
ROUTE 43. Reverse. / GLASGOW via Gretna (85 1/4), Longtown (92), Alston (122), Middleton-in-Teesdale (144), Barnard Castle (155), Scotch Corner (168), Boroughbridge (197) to DONCASTER 240 1/2). | ||
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placename:- | Longtown | |
date:- | 1908 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old map:- |
Cooper 1808
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Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by G and W B Whittaker, 13 Ave Maria Lane, London, 1824. | ||
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Longtown | ||
circle; village or hamlet | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
locality:- | Eskdale Ward | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1808 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old map:- |
Hall 1820 (Cmd)
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Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, 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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Longtown / 319 | ||
circle, upright lowercase text; town; distance from London | ||
placename:- | Longtown | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1820 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
old map:- |
Badeslade 1742
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A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742. | ||
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Long Town | ||
circle, tower/s, upright lowercase text; town | ||
placename:- | Long Town | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1742 | |
period:- | 18th century, early | |
market notes:- |
see:- Palmer's Index No.93:: Public Record Office
see:- Owen: 1792: New Book of Fairs see:- : 1889: Market Rights and Tolls: HM Government see:- Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland | |
Thursday market to be held at the manor, perhaps, granted
by Edward I to Joan widow of John Wak and her son John, 16
February 1307; listed in the Calendar of Charter Rolls.
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Letter patent for a market at Arcwret, 35 Ed 1, 1306-07,
in Palmer's Index No.93 at the Public Record Office.
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Market day Thursday given on Bowen and Kitchin's map,
1760.
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Market listed by Owen, 1792.
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Market listed by HM Government, 1888.
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other name:- | Arcwret | |
market town | ||
person:- | : Edward I | |
person:- | : Wak, Joan | |
person:- | : Wak, John | |
date:- | 1307; 1792; 1888; 1760 | |
old map:- |
Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
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courtesy of the National Library of Scotland | ||
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Longtowne | ||
circle, tower | ||
placename:- | Longtowne | |
descriptive text:- |
Gents Mag (1746)
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The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1914. | ||
On Thursday [7.11.1745] the eastermost column [of rebels] had gained Stangarth side on the English border, and we suspected their intention was to penetrate thro' the wastes of Beu-castle for Brampton, ... but that night we learn'd that they had turn'd to the right for Longtown, which gave us hopes that they would continue their march for Row-cliff and pass the river Eden there, ... | ||
date:- | 1745 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1740s | |
notes |
site of tower or early stone house
Perhaps misinterpreting a map symbol for the town? Perriam, D R & Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6 | |
![]() | Arran House, Longtown | |
![]() | auction room, Longtown | |
![]() | bridge, Longtown | |
![]() | Bush Hotel, Longtown | |
![]() | chapel, Longtown | |
![]() | drain, Longtown | |
![]() | engine shed, Longtown | |
![]() | Globe Tavern, Longtown | |
![]() | Graham Arms, Longtown | |
![]() | house, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Bridge, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Community Hall, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Fire Station, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Fold, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Junction, Kirkandrews | |
![]() | Longtown Police Station, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Post Office, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Primary School, Longtown | |
![]() | Longtown Station, Kirkandrews | |
![]() | Longtown: bank | |
![]() | Longtown: Famers Mart | |
![]() | Longtown: Graham Street | |
![]() | Longtown: Graham's | |
![]() | Longtown: Jefferson's | |
![]() | Longtown: Murrays the Printers | |
![]() | milestone, Arthuret (3) | |
![]() | milestone, Arthuret (6) | |
![]() | pillbox, Longtown | |
![]() | pinfold, Longtown | |
![]() | placename sign, Longtown | |
![]() | St Andrew's Church, Longtown | |
![]() | toll gate, Longtown | |
![]() | Townend, Longtown | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||