Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Wampool, River

Wampool, River

runs into:-

Solway Firth
Moricambe, Holme East Waver

civil parish:-

Holme East Waver (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Bowness (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Woodside (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Thursby (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Aikton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Kirkbride (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

boundary

locality type:-

parish boundary

1Km square:-

NY1757 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY15

BZO91.jpg At Wampool Bridge,
(taken 1.11.2013)
photograph

CGD83.jpg At Moorhouse Mill Bridge,
(taken 26.5.2017)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 21 4)
placename:- Wampool, River

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.
"Channel of the River Wampool"

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.
"River Wampool / High Water Mark of Ordinary Tides"

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.
"Foot Bridge / Ordinary Tides flow to this Foot Bridge"
at Laythes, NY24285568

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 (Cmd 29 3)
OS County Series (Cmd 30 1)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Wampull Flu.

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.

Sax9NY25.jpg
"Wampull flu:"

Sax9NY35.jpg
"Wampull flu:"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
placename:- Wampoole flu.

source data:-

Facsimile map, A Platt of the Opposete Border of Scotland to ye West Marches of England, parts of Cumberland and Scotland including the Debateable Land, from a manuscript drawn for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, about 1590, published by R B Armstrong, 1897.
courtesy of the National Library of Scotland

M048NY25.jpg
"Wampoole flu."
river
item:- National Library of Scotland : MS6113 f.267
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:- Wampul flu.

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.

MER8CumC.jpg
"Wampul flu."
double line with stream lines; river
item:- JandMN : 169
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Wampul flud

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.

SP11NY15.jpg
double line with stream lines, runs into the sea

SP11NY25.jpg
"Wampul flud"
double line with stream lines
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:- Wampull

source data:-

Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe, and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.

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page 166:- "... on the North how Wampull on her way,"
Drayton 1612/1622 text

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page 167:- "Her [Westward Forest's] purlews wondrous large, yet limitteth againe,
..."

evidence:-

old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:- Wampull Fl.

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton, probably engraved by William Hole, scale about 4 or 5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Mariott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.

DRY505.jpg
"Wampull fl"
River, naiad.
item:- JandMN : 168
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

perhaps old map:- Jenner 1643

source data:-

Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.

JEN4Sq.jpg
wiggly line

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Wampul Flud

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.

JAN3NY24.jpg
"Wampul fl."
Double wiggly line, tapering to single.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
placename:- Wample Fluvius

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96Bm30.jpg
In mile 32, Cumberland.
River crossed by the road by:- "a Stone bridg over Wample fluv:"
no bridge is drawn.
item:- JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Sanson 1679

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.

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SAN2Cm.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

click to enlarge
SEL9.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Wampul River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.

MD12NY35.jpg
"Wampul R."
item:- JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261)
placename:- Wample Flu.

source data:-

Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.

B261m30.jpg
"Stone Br. over Wample Flu"
At mile 32+ from Egremont.
item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.

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BD10.jpg
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tapering wiggly line
item:- JandMN : 115
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

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.

BO18NY15.jpg
river mouth into the sea
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Wampool River

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.

D4NY25NW.jpg
"Wampool River"

D4NY24NE.jpg

D4NY34NW.jpg
"Wampool River"
single or double wiggly line; a river and estuary
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Skrine 1801
placename:- Wampool River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, rivers in Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire and Cheshire, scale about 23 miles to 1 inch, by Henry Skrine, published by P Elmsly, London, 1801.

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M076.jpg
"Wampool R."
river
item:- JandMN : 421
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- River Wampool

source data:-

Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1Cd.jpg
"R. Wampool"
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Wampool River

source data:-

Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Wampool River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

click to enlarge
COP3.jpg
"Wampool R."
tapering wiggly line; river, ward boundary
item:- JandMN : 86
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evidence:-

old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd)
placename:- Wampool River

source data:-

Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Stree, Soho, London, 1810.

evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)
placename:- Wampool River

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

click to enlarge
HA14.jpg
"Wampool R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- JandMN : 91
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Wampool River

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.

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Wampool, River

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.

GAR2NY25.jpg
"Wampool R."
wiggly line, river, broader at estuary
item:- JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913)
placename:- Wampool, River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.

PST2NY25.jpg
"Wampool. R."
wiggly line, running into Eden Estuary
item:- JandMN : 162.2
Image © see bottom of page

places:-

NY30814949 Crofton Bridge (Westward / Thursby) L

NY23825732 Howwath Bridge (Kirkbride / Aikton)

NY27985000 Micklethwaite Bridge (Woodside / Thursby)

NY25845234 mill, Gamelsby (Aikton)

NY23925484 mill, Wampool (Aikton / Kirkbride) once

NY26805146 Moorhouse Mill Bridge (Woodside / Thursby)

NY26775140 Moorhouse Mill (Woodside)

NY23815746 railway bridge, Aikton (2) (Aikton / Kirkbride)

NY32494933 Wampool Bridge (Thursby)

NY28244989 Whins Mill (Thursby)

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