Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Raisbeck, Orton S

Raisbeck, Orton S

Raisbeck

civil parish:-

Orton S (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY64520746 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY6407

10Km square:-

NY60

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 22 13)
placename:- Raisbeck

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:- OS County Series (Wmd 29 1)
placename:- Raisbeck

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 (Wmd 29 2)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Rasebek

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. "Rasebek"
Settlement.
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

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

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.

SP14NY60.jpg
"Rasebeck"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Rasebeck

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.

JAN3NY60.jpg
"Rasebeck"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:- Raise-becke

source data:-

Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Raise-becke"
in "Raisbeck"

evidence:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:- Raisbeck

source data:-

Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Raisbeck"

evidence:-

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670
placename:- Raisbeck

source data:-

Records, hearth tax returns, exchequer duplicates, Westmorland, 1670.
"Raisbeck"

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Rasebeck

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.

MD10NY60.jpg
"Rasebeck"
Circle.
item:- JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Rasbeck

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.

BO18NY61.jpg
"Rasbeck"
circle and line
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Sunbiggin

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.

J5NY60NW.jpg
"Sunbiggin"
blocks, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, village?; label swopped with Sunbiggin
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)
placename:- Sunbiggin

source data:-

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

CY24NY60.jpg
"Sunbiggin"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Raisbeck

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.