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placename:- | Kendal to Shap | |
other name:- | Shap to Kendal | |
other name:- | A6 | |
parish |
Kendal parish, once in
Westmorland
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parish |
Skelsmergh parish, once in
Westmorland
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parish |
Whitwell and Selside
parish, once in Westmorland
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parish |
Fawcett Forest parish, once
in Westmorland
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parish |
Orton S parish, once in
Westmorland
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parish |
Shap Rural parish, once in
Westmorland
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parish |
Shap parish, once in
Westmorland
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county:- | Cumbria | |
route; road | ||
10Km square:- |
SD59 | |
10Km square:- |
NY50 | |
10Km square:- |
NY51 | |
road code:- | Kndl=Shap | |
suffix:- | KtoS | |
old map:- |
Burrow 1920s
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Road strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now Cumbria, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s. | ||
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date:- | 1920=1929 | |
period:- | 1920s | |
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Burrow 1920s
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Road strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now Cumbria, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s. | ||
The eastern route from Kendal to Carlisle calls for less detailed description; the scenery is grand but without the lakes to punctuate the long succession of mountains. This is some of the loneliest country in England, a rare place for deep snowdrifts even in winters that are mild elsewhere. The road climbs Shap Fell to a height of 1,400 feet, with a bog at the top and then a descent to Shap village. ... | ||
date:- | 1920=1929 | |
period:- | 1920s | |
old print:- |
Bradley 1901
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Print, uncoloured lithograph, The Road over Shap Fell, Westmorland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901. | ||
On page 302 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. | ||
printed at bottom:- | ||
The Road over Shap Fell. | ||
date:- | 1901 | |
period:- | 1900s | |
old map:- |
Garnett 1850s-60s H
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Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. | ||
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double line, bold light, major road | ||
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date:- | 1850=1869 | |
period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s | |
old map:- |
Ford 1839 map
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Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839. | ||
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K to S 16 Ms. | ||
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county:- | Westmoreland | |
date:- | 1839 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
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Otley 1818
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The label is descriptive, not a placename, of the low
pass by Whatshaw Common, above Hause Foot, on the old road
climbing Shap.
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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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placename:- | Hause | |
descriptive text:- |
Baker 1802
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Perspective road map with sections in Lancashire, Westmorland, and Cumberland through Kendal and Penrith ending at Carlisle, by J Baker, London 1802. | ||
pp.25-26:- | ||
[Kendal] ... another [street] leads by similar distance [half a mile] to cross the river Kent on the eastward, and by means of this latter the post road is continued to Shap. ... | ||
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The road from Kendal to Shap, after passing the fertile vale of the river Ken, shews a vast succession of wide wastes, mountains, and moors, long vales, and broad hollows, that yield the traveller little amusement after the novelty of the first impression. Seats of the Wakefield's and the Blount's adorn the first part of this track. | ||
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old map:- |
Cooke 1802
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Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24. | ||
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double line, feathered edges; post road? | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
road book:- |
Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
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Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828. | ||
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page 267-268 | ||
LONDON, through Manchester and Carlisle, to Port Patrick | ||
part of | ||
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page 271-272 | ||
[PORT PATRICK to Northampton.] | ||
in the reverse route | ||
date:- | 1802 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
road map:- |
Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792)
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Map, Westmoreland, now Cumbria, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790; published 1790-1828. | ||
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double line, with road distances from Kendal | ||
date:- | 1790 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1790s | |
descriptive text:- |
West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
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Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821. | ||
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Page 173:- | ||
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... to the village of Shap, a proper place for refreshment, before you face Shap-fells, ... [Shap to Kendal] | ||
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Page 174:- | ||
a dreary, melancholy tract of twelve miles. On the east side of the road, soon after you leave the village, observe a double range of | ||
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Page 175:- | ||
huge granites, ... They are supposed to have run quite through the village, and terminated in a point. ... | ||
There is at a small distance to the east from these stones a spring, called Shap-spaw, in smell and taste like that of Harrowgate, and much frequented by the people of the country for scorbutic complaints, and eruptions of the skin. Leaving this gloomy region of black moors and shapeless mountains behind you, you approach a charming vale, which Mr. Young, in his elegant manner, describes thus: | ||
'After crossing this dreary tract, the first appearance of a good country is most exquisitely fine; about three miles from Kendal, you | ||
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at once look down from off this desolate country upon one of the finest landscapes in the world; ... | ||
date:- | 1778 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
old map:- |
Jefferys 1770
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Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770. | ||
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road | ||
date:- | 1770 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
old map:- |
Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
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Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770. | ||
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double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1770 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1770s | |
old map:- |
Kitchin 1767 (plate 40)
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Road book with strip road map maps, Kitchin's Post Chaise Companion, by Thomas Kitchin, published by Robert Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, John Bowles, Cornhill, and Carington Bowles, St Paul's Church Yard, London, 1767. | ||
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date:- | 1767 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
old map:- |
Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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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. | ||
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double line, dotted | ||
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double line, dotted | ||
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double line, dotted | ||
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
old map:- |
Bowen 1720 (plates 93 and
94)
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Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64. | ||
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date:- | 1720 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1720s | |
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Ogilby 1675
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Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales. | ||
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date:- | 1675 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1670s | |
old map:- |
Speed 1611
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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. | ||
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road N from Cross Bank ie Longpool | ||
date:- | 1611 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s | |
old map:- |
Cooper 1808
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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. | ||
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double line; road | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1808 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1800s | |
old map:- |
Hall 1820 (Wmd)
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Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, 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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double line, solid; main road; Kendal, Spittle, Selside, Kitts How, Hause Foot, Demmings, Shap | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1820 | |
period:- | 19th century, early; 1820s | |
old map:- |
Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
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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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Double line; distance number 13. | ||
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Double line. | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1746 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1740s | |
old map:- |
Badeslade 1742
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A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742. | ||
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double line | ||
county:- | Westmorland | |
date:- | 1742 | |
period:- | 18th century, early | |
descriptive text:- |
see:- : 1745 (?): : : vol.1: p.389
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... On the 16th [December 1745] the Main Body of the Army marched for Shap, but Rear-guards were obliged to stop at a farm [Forest Hall] four miles from Kendal, by Reason that a great many of the carriages and particularly the four-wheeled waggons, in which was Part of the Ammunition, could not be forwarded because of the steepness of the Hill, and the Badness of the Road. But small carriages being got next Day, and the Ammunition being shifted from the broken waggons, they came that night to Shap, being the 17th; the main Body having gone to Penrith that day. ... | ||
date:- | 1745 | |
period:- | 18th century, early; 1740s | |
photographs | ||
Views N on old road. | ||
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY53730062 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY53880069 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54020075 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54080086 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54130098 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54110117 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY55330684 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY55450706 (N) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY56901004 (N) -- 6.10.2006 | |
photographs | ||
Views S on old road. | ||
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY56490850 (S) -- 6.10.2006 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY55450706 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY55330684 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54110117 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54130098 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54080086 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY54020075 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY53880069 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- NY53730062 (S) -- 23.3.2007 | |
photographs | ||
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- Waywiser being used to measure along the road. -- 23.6.2008 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- Waywiser. -- 23.6.2008 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- Waywiser. -- 23.6.2008 | |
![]() | Kendal to Shap -- Kendal and Skelsmergh etc -- Cumbria / -- Waywiser, TRUMETER from York Survey Supply Centre. -- 23.6.2008 | |
places
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mapping:- |
Kendal
Watchgate, Skelsmergh Forest Hall, Fawcett Forest Hucks Bridge, Fawcett Forest Shap | |
route segments
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mapping:- | Lncs=Crls:m257Lncs=Crls:m262Lncs=Crls:m267 | |
milestones
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mapping:- |
milestone, Skelsmergh (5)
milestone, Skelsmergh (4) milestone, Gateside milestone, Selside milestone, Fawcett Forest (2) milestone, Fawcett Forest milestone, Fawcett Forest (3) milestone, Skelsmergh (2) milestone, Orton S -- on old road, not in same sequencemilestone, Skelsmergh milestone, Skelsmergh (3) milestone, Shap Rural milestone, Shap (5) milestone, Shap (4) -- not in same sequencemilestone, Shap (3) | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||