Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Newbiggin-on-Lune, Ravenstonedale

Newbiggin-on-Lune, Ravenstonedale

Newbiggin-on-Lune

civil parish:-

Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY70540517 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY7005

10Km square:-

NY70

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 29 8)
placename:- Newbiggin

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:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Newbiggin

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.

Sax9NY60.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "Newbiggin"
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)
placename:- Newbiggin

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.

SP14NY70.jpg
"Newbiggin"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Newbiggin

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.

JAN3NY70.jpg
"Newbiggi~"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670
placename:- Newbiggin Angle

source data:-

Records, hearth tax returns, exchequer duplicates, Westmorland, 1670.
"Newbiggin Angle"
in "Ravenstone Daill"

evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)
placename:- Newbiggin

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL7.jpg
"Newbiggin"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- New Biggin

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.

MD10NY70.jpg
"New Biggin"
Circle, building and tower.
item:- JandMN : 24
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evidence:-

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
placename:- New Biggin

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.

SMP2NYQ.jpg
"New Biggin"
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- New Biggin

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.

J5NY70NW.jpg
"New Biggin"
no symbol; village?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)
placename:- New Biggin

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24NY70.jpg
"New Biggin"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 129
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd)
placename:- Newbiggin

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.

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HA18.jpg
"Newbiggin"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Newbiggin

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.