Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Matterdale
	parish	Matterdale parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		locality
	coordinates:-	NY3922
	10Km square:-	NY32
	1Km square	NY3922
	source:-	Martineau 1855
		Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71.
		Page 104:-
		... Judging from our own experience [Hutton Moor] ... we should say that this part of the journey is always broiling hot or bitterly cold. A bleak high-lying tract it certainly is, where the old monks no doubt suffered much and often in their expeditions. Their paternosters said among the perils of Ullswater, and their Ave Marys here are supposed to have given the names of Patterdale and Matterdale, which become more interesting as soon as their origin is known. ...
	person:-	monk
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Matterdale
		area
	placename:-	Matterdale
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	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.
		Matterdale
	placename:-	Matterdale
	county:-	Westmoreland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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		MATTERDALE [NEWCHURCH]
		The Newchurch seems to refer to another place.
	placename:-	Matterdale [Newchurch]
		area
	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.
		Matterdale
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Matterdale
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland? in The Agreeable Historian by Samuel Simpson, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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		Matterdale
		Area.
	placename:-	Matterdale
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	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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		Matterdale
		Circle, building and tower.
	placename:-	Matterdale
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Seller 1694 (Cmd)
		Map, Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694; editions to 1787.
		Materdale
		circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house
	placename:-	Materdale
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1694
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Materdale
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Materdale
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		Materdale
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Materdale
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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		Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.
		Materdale
	placename:-	Materdale
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		hamlet
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	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.
		Matterdale
		circle; village or hamlet
	placename:-	Matterdale
	locality:-	Leath Ward
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1808
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
		photographs
		Matterdale -- Matterdale -- Cumbria / -- Hawthorn, Cretageous monogyna. -- NY41312308 (at) -- 28.2.2011
	hearsay	Joe Bowman, Old Hunty, was born here, 1850. He was a famous huntsman. A hunting song written by Dr Walker of Southport commemorates Old Hunty. The Ullswater Hounds are based here, amalgamated from the two packs at Baldowe in Matterdale and at Patterdale, 1873.
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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