Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Marron, River

Marron, River

runs into:-

Derwent, River

civil parish:-

Dean (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Lamplugh (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Great Clifton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Little Clifton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Greysouthen (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

boundary

locality type:-

parish boundary

1Km square:-

NY0624

10Km square:-

NY02

BPA27.jpg At Woodend Bridge.
(taken 16.4.2008)
photograph

BQD16.jpg At Calva Hall packhorse bridge.
(taken 17.2.2009)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 54 5)
placename:- Marron, River

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 (Cmd 54 9)
OS County Series (Cmd 62 2)
OS County Series (Cmd 62 10)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579

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.

Sax9NY03.jpg
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)

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.

SP11NY02.jpg
wiggly line, runs into the Derwent
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646

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.

JAN3NY02.jpg
Single wiggly line.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL9.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)

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.

MD12NY02.jpg
Running by Ullock and into the Derwent.
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

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.

BO18NY02.jpg
wiggly line, into the Derwent
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

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.

D4NY03SE.jpg

D4NY02NE.jpg
"Marron River"
single or double wiggly line; a river into the Derwent by Ribton
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
placename:- Marron, River

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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C38557.jpg
page 557-558 "Cross the Marron River"
item:- JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

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
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- JandMN : 86
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Marron, River

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.

GAR2NY02.jpg
"Marron R."
wiggly line, river
item:- JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913)
placename:- Marron, River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.