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Low Broadrain, Grasmere
Low Broadrain
Low Broadrayne
locality:-   Town Head
locality:-   Grasmere
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY33580932
1Km square:-   NY3309
10Km square:-   NY30


photograph
CEA17.jpg (taken 28.9.2015)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 18 16) 
placename:-  Low Broadrain
placename:-  Broadrain, Low
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:-   possibly old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Braning
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.
image
J5NY30NW.jpg
"Braning"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   possibly old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to Keswick) 
placename:-  Broad
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Roads Lakes etc between Keswick and Ambleside, scale about 2.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
image
CL9NY30J.jpg
"Broad"
item:-  private collection : 10.9
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Braning
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
CY24NY30.jpg
"Braning"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Braning
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.
image  click to enlarge
HA18.jpg
"Braning"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Low Broadrayn Farm
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"LOW BROADRAYN FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BUILDING TO NORTH / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 452100 / NY3360209326"


photograph
BLP87.jpg (taken 15.2.2006)  

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