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Whitehall, Allhallows
out of sight
Whitehall
locality:-   Mealsgate
civil parish:-   Allhallows (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   moat
coordinates:-   NY20184159
1Km square:-   NY2041
10Km square:-   NY24


photograph
CGH63.jpg (taken 4.8.2017)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 7) 
placename:-  Whitehall
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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
placename:-  Whitehall
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.
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In mile 23, Cumberland.  "Whitehall"
large house off the left of the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261) 
placename:-  Whitehall
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.
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At mile 23-24 from Egremont. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
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evidence:-   possibly descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
placename:-  Whitehall
source data:-   Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
image SMP4P197, button  goto source
"... Whitehall, Mr. Salkeld's ..."

evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Whitehall
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.
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"Whitehall"
circle and line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  White Hall
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.
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"White Hall"
house and hamlet 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Whitehall
item:-  coat of armsdate stone (1589)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WHITEHALL / / / ALLHALLOWS / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / I / 72309 / NY2019141632"

notes:-  
Hall and tower; there is a moat very close by

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustration

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