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Stockdale, Longsleddale
Stockdale
Little London
Li'le Lunnon
civil parish:-   Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY49100533
1Km square:-   NY4905
10Km square:-   NY40


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BSB33.jpg (taken 3.2.2010)  
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BSB34.jpg  Sign near the house.
(taken 3.2.2010)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 27 7) 
placename:-  Stockdale
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.
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"Stockdale"
Notice the limekiln. 

evidence:-   census returns:- 
placename:-  Stocdale
placename:-  Stockdale
placename:-  Stogdale

 old parish registers (formerly )

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Little London
placename:-  London, Little
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.
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"Little London"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Little London
placename:-  London, Little
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Little London"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hodgson 1828
placename:-  Stock Dale
placename:-  Little London
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 4 sheets mounted together on linen and rolled, Plan of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1.25 inches to 1 mile, by Thomas Hodgson, engraved by W R Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster, and perhaps by C Smith, 172 Strand, London,1828.
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map courtesy of Mark Cropper
"Stock Dale or Little London"
item:-  private collection : 371
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evidence:-   old map:- Kendal Corn Rent Act 1836
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Tithe map, Plan of part of the Township of Longsleddale, Westmorland, made regarding the Kendal Corn Rent Act, ie a tithe award map, scale about 20 inches to 1 mile, Kendal, Westmorland, 1836.
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courtesy of Mark Cropper
Plan of part of the Township of Longsleddale, Westmorland, made regarding the Kendal Corn Rent Act, ie a tithe award map, scale about 20 inches to 1 mile, Kendal, Westmorland, 1836.  "STOCKDALE"
item:-  private collection : 370
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 Kendal Corn Rent Act 1836

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Stockdale
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.
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"Stockdale"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Fields 1875
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   image
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courtesy of Ruth Fishwick

evidence:-   old map:- OS 1881-82 New Series (outline edition) 
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Map, engraving, area north of Kendal, Westmorland, New Series one inch map, outline edition, sheet 39, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1881-82.
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, "Stockdale"
item:-  JandMN : 61
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evidence:-   records:- Farrer and Curwen 1923
placename:-  Stockdall
placename:-  Stockdallhead
placename:-  Stokdall
item:-  rentbiefierhousestead firesmoke pennyturbary
source data:-   Records Relating to the Barony of Kendale, edited by William Farrer and John F Curwen, published by Titus Wilson and Son, Kendal, Westmorland, 1923.
"1579 : James Layburne, esq., conveys by fine to Thomas Bellingham, esq., 30 messuages &c. and lands in Sleddall, Stockdall, Swinkelbancke, Sadgyllthwaite, Sadgyllhead, Stockdallhead, Sleddallhead, Graycragg, Arnecrewe and Towside; Reg. of D. at Levens."
": Indentures of bargain and sale dated 13 March, 21 Elizabeth (1579), made between James Laburne of Skellesmerghe, esq., and Thomas Bellingham of the Myddell Temple, London, esq., reciting that in consideration of £800 the vendor conveys to the purchaser his lands, tenements, wastes, heaths, moors, turbaries &c., known as Graycrage, Arncrooe, Towsyde, Scleddalhede, situate in the townships or hamlets of Scleddall, Stokdall, Sadgill and Sadgilhed, late in the tenure of the said James Laburne, and all these messuages, tenements, lands &c. in Scleddall, Stokdall, Swynkelbanck and Arncrooe in the occupation of [the tenants named in the ensuing rental]; ib."
": Rental of tenements of Sleddale, Stockdall and Swynklebanke, lately being the inheritance of James Laiburne, esq., and now the tenements of Thomas Bellingham, esq., made 27 March, 21 Elizabeth; [endorsed] "27 March, 1579, the attornement of the tenants in Sleddal, Stockdall and Arncra and the rents of yr own confession.""
"STOCKDALL."
": Robert Shepherd tenant of one tenement in Stockdall 18s. 8d.; John Shepherd, 18s. 8d.; Edmond Tod, 18s. 8d.; and Matthew Tod, 18s. 8d.: Gressomes to Mr. N[icholas] La[yburn] 53s. 4d. by Edmund S[hepherd]; to Ja[mes] L[ayburn] £3 by John S[hepherd]; to Sir James Layburn by Edmund Tod 33s. 4d.; to Nicholas Layburn by the same Edmund Tod 33s. 4d. and to James Layburn £4 13s. 4d.; to James Layburn by Matthew Tod, £6 13s. 4d."
": The wife of William Nicholson, tenant during her widowhood of one tenement in Stockdall, rent 18s. 8d.: Gressomes to Sir James Layburn by William Nicholson, 33s. 4d.; to Nicholas Layburn by the same William Nicholson £3 13s. 4d.; to James Layburn by the said wife of William Nicholson, 40s."
": The wife of Edmund Shepherd, tenant during her widowhood, rent 18s. 8d., whereof the wife of William Harreson has for her life and payeth 5s. parcel of the said rent: Gressomes to James Layburn by Edmund Shepherd £7 6s. 8d.; to the same James Layburn by the said William Harreson's wife, 16s."
": John Potter, tenant of one tenement in Stockdall, rent, 18s. 8d.: Gressomes to Sir James Layburn by John Potter's father 33s. 4d.; to Nicholas Layburn by the same 40s.; to James Layburn by the said John Potter £6."
": Nicholas Whitehead tenant of one tenement in Stockdall, rent 18s. 8d.: Gressomes to Sir James Layburn by the father of Nicholas Whitehead, 33s. 4d.; to Nicholas Layburn by the same, 40s.; to James Layburn by the same Nicholas Whitehead, £4 13s. 4d. Total rent for Stockdale, £7 9s. 4d."
"1579 : William Holme holdeth a biefier [2] in Stockdall and payeth yearly 2s. 8d."
footnote 2  "Housestead fire. The reference is to 'smoke-groat,' 'smoke-silver,' or 'smoke-penny' and the lord's licence to permit a fire-house in his lordship."

 directory entries

evidence:-   map:- OS Six Inch (1956) 
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Map series, various editions with the national grid, scale about 6 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, scale 1 to 10560 from 1950s to 1960s, then 1 to 10000 from 1960s to 2000s, superseded by print on demand from digital data.
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"Stockdale"
several buildings 

evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Wilson 1913
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Book, New Shepherd's Guide for Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, by Thomas Wilson, 1913.
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"Richard Rogerson, Stockdale; under bit far ear, red stroke over loins, R on near side, R R on near horn."
item:-  private collection : 329
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Gate 1879
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Book, New Shepherd's Guide for Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire, published by Daniel Gate, Keswick, Cumberland, 1879.
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"RICHARD ROGERSON, Stockdale; cropped and punch hold far, stroke over fillets and down both lisks, RR on near horn."
item:-  Kendal Library : 38
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Hodgson 1849
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Book, Shepherd's Guide, or a Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks of the Different Stocks of Sheep, Lancashire, Cumberland, and Westmorland, by William Hodgson, Normoss, Corney, Cumberland, 1849.
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"JOHN MARTINDALE, Stockdale."
"Crooped and punch holed far ear, a red stroke over the fillets and down both lisks, and a cross on the face, M on the near shoulder."
item:-  Kendal Library : 39
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Walker 1817
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Shepherds guide, The Shepherd's Guides or a Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks on the Different Stocks of Sheep ..., in Westmorland, by Joseph Walker, printed by W Stephen, Penrith, Cumberland, 1817.
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courtesy of George Akrigg
"No.7 - THOMAS HOGARTH, Stockdale:"
"Under bitted far ear, a red mark from the far side of the the back down the near side of the tail, TH on the horns."
item:-  private collection : 91
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evidence:-   shepherds guide:- Lamb 1937
placename:-  Stockdale
source data:-   Book, Lamb's Shepherds' Guide for Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, by R H Lamb, published by the Herald Printing Co, Penrith, Cumberland, 1937.
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"Mrs. Dodd, Stockdale. Under key bitted far ear, red stroke over loins, D on far side of lambs, J D burn on near horn."
item:-  Kendal Library : 40
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BQT29.jpg  Barn.
(taken 9.6.2009)  
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BVT71.jpg (taken 3.1.2012)  
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BIG05.jpg (taken 4.12.2003)  
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BSB54.jpg (taken 3.2.2010)  
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BSB60.jpg  Sign by the road.
(taken 3.2.2010)  
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CBC54.jpg (taken 11.7.2014)  


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BYZ10.jpg  Auction sale, 1912; Dodds purchase of items at Stockdale.
 

notes:-  
W G Collingwood suggests that the London of Little London is the scandinavian term lundr, sacred grove, perhaps via the Manx term lundin, grove.

Collingwood, W G: 1894=1895: Some Manx Names in Cumbria: TransCWAAS: OS vol.13: pp.403-414

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