Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Longtown
	parish	Arthuret parish, once in Cumberland
	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
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Longtown
	placename:-	Longtown
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Cobbett 1832
		Maps, Westmoreland and Cumberland, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet street, London, 1832.
		Longtown
		dot and circle; town
	placename:-	Longtown
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1832
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Cooke 1802
		Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24.
		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)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 267-268
		Longtown - Graham's Arms
		market town
		page 269-270
		INNS. ... Longtown, Graham's Arms. ...
		page 283-284
		Longtown - Graham's Arms
		post office
		page 285-286
		INNS. Longtown, Graham's Arms. ...
		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
		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.
		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)
		Maps, A Map of Westmorland, 1753, and A Map of Cumberland, 1754, by George Bickham, published 1750s-96.
		Long Town
		view (sort of)
	placename:-	Long Town
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1753=1754
	period:-	18th century, late; 1750s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		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)
		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)
		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)
		Road book, British High Roads, published in four parts by Tinsley Brothers, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877.
		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)
		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.
		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)
		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.
		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).
	placename:-	Longtown
	date:-	1908
	period:-	1900s
	old map:-	Cooper 1808
		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.
		Longtown
		circle; village or hamlet
	placename:-	Longtown
	locality:-	Eskdale Ward
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1808
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Hall 1820 (Cmd)
		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.
		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
		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.
		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.
		Letter patent for a market at Arcwret, 35 Ed 1, 1306-07, in Palmer's Index No.93 at the Public Record Office.
		Market day Thursday given on Bowen and Kitchin's map, 1760.
		Market listed by Owen, 1792.
		Market listed by HM Government, 1888.
	other name:-	Arcwret
		market town
	person:-	: Edward I
	person:-	: Wak, Joan
	person:-	: Wak, John
	date:-	1307; 1792; 1888; 1760
	old map:-	Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
		courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
		Longtowne
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Longtowne
	descriptive text:-	Gents Mag (1746)
		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

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