Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Workington
	other name:-	Wukkit'n
	locality:-	Workington
	parish	Workington borough, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s -- selected place; twinned town
	coordinates:-	NX996288
	10Km square:-	NX92
	place code:-	Wrkn
	1Km square	NX9928
	old map:-	OS County Series (Cmd 53 7) OS County Series (Cmd 53 11)
		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.
		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.
	placename:-	Workington Bridge
		bridge
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	text:-	Mason 1907 (edn 1930)
		Page 25:-
		...
		A coal-field stretches from Wigton to Whitehaven. Maryport, Workington, and Whitehaven are all busy towns among the collieries, ...
	date:-	1907
	period:-	1900s
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		WORKINGTON
		blocks, settlement
	placename:-	Workington
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		WORKINGTON
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Westmoreland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
		Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52.
		Page 173:-
		...
		WORKINGTON, a sea-port of Cumberland, situated on the south bank of the Derwent, has a good harbour, and an extensive trade in coal, from the valuable collieries of Henry Curwen, Esq., and several other collieries, many of which are at a considerable distance. On the east side of the town is Workington Hall, ... Population, 6415; market-day, Wednesday; inns, Green Dragon, New Crown, and King's Arms.
	placename:-	Workington
	person:-	: Curwen, Henry
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Cobbett 1832
		Maps, Westmoreland and Cumberland, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet street, London, 1832.
		Workington
		dot and circle; town
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1832
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
		Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards.
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		Page 163:-
		... Coal is raised at Greysouthen, Gilcrux, and Plumbland; and there are extensive fields of coal beneath the town of Whitehaven, at Workington, ...
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old map:-	Perrot 1823
		Map, Cumberland, Westmoreland, scale about 38 miles to 1 inch, by Aristide Michel Perrot, engraved by Migneret, 1823, published by Etienne Ledoux, 9 Rue Guenegaud, Paris, France, 1824; published 1824-48.
		Workington
		circle; town
	placename:-	Workington
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old map:-	Hall 1820 (Cmd)
		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.
		Workington / 306
		circle, upright lowercase text; town; distance from London
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1820
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		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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		WORKINGTON
	placename:-	Workington
	old map:-	Cooke 1802
		Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24.
		Workington
		blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Cooke 1802
		Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24.
		Workington
		blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	road book:-	Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 317-318
		Workington
		market town, post office
		page 557-558
		Workington
		market town, post office
		INNS. ... Workington, Green Dragon, King's Arms.
	placename:-	Workington
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old text:-	Camden 1789
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 171:-
		[The Derwent] throws itself into the ocean at Wirkinton, famous for a salmon fishery. It is now the seat of the antient knightly family of the Curwens, who derive their descent from Gospatrick earl of Northumberland, and took their surname by agreement from Culwen, a family of Galloway, whose heir they married. They have here a noble mansion like a castle, and from them, if I may be allowed to mention it without imputation of vanity, I derive my descent by the mother's side.
	placename:-	Wirkinton
	person:-	: Curwen Family
	person:-	: Gospatrick; Northumberland, Earl of
	person:-	: Camden, William
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 184:-
		...
		"... a pretty litle fisher town called Wyrkenton, and there is the chief house of sir Thomas Curwyn." It subsists by the coal trade, and has near 100 vessels. The castle is the seat of Henry Curwen, esq. It has a large desmene, and has always been remarkable for fine cattle of all sorts. Here are salt-pans and a good colliery; a large salmon fishery, and much sea fish.
	placename:-	Wyrkenton
	person:-	: Curwen Family
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		there is no separate settlement on a headland, there is no headland as shown
		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.
		Wirkington
		circle, building and tower
		circle and line
	placename:-	Wirkington
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Mackenzie 1760s
		WORKINGTON
	placename:-	Workington
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Bickham 1753-54 (Cmd)
		Maps, A Map of Westmorland, 1753, and A Map of Cumberland, 1754, by George Bickham, published 1750s-96.
		Workington
		view (sort of)
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1753=1754
	period:-	18th century, late; 1750s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		...
		Workington, a Town famous for Salmon-Fishing: The Salmon here are very good, and are carried fresh as they are taken up to London upon Horses, which changing often, go Night and Day without Intermission, and, as they say, out-go the Post; so that the Fish come very sweet and good to London, where the extraordinary Price they yield pays very well for the Carriage. The same is done from Carlisle.
		The first Lord of the Manor of Workington, after the Norman Conquest, was William de Lancaster, who exchang'd it with Gospatrick, from whom are descended the Curwens, Knights, who have a noble Seat here; ...
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		... Workington, belonging to Henry Curwen, Esq; ...
	placename:-	Workington
	person:-	: Lancaster, William de
	person:-	: Gospatrick
	person:-	: Curwen Family
	person:-	: Curwen, Henry
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Badeslade 1742
		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.
		Workington
		circle, labelled in upright lowercase text; town?
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1742
	period:-	18th century, early
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Workington
		Circle, buildings, towers.
	placename:-	Workington
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Seller 1694 (Cmd)
		Map, Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694; editions to 1787.
		Werkinton
		circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house
	placename:-	Werkinton
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1694
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Sanson 1679
		Map, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
		Werkinton
		circle, buildings and towers; town
	placename:-	Werkinton
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1679
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Werkinton
		Buildings and towers, suggestion of a wall, notice ?fence palings; upright lowercase text; market town.
	placename:-	Werkinton
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Jenner 1643
		Table of distances and map, Cumberland, now Cumbria, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643.
		Wirkinton
		circle
	placename:-	Wirkinton
	date:-	1643
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	table of distances:-	Simons 1635
		Table of distances and map of Westmorland, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Mathew Simons, London, 1635-36.
		Werkingto~ SW
		and tabulated distances; on thumbnail map
	placename:-	Werkington
	date:-	1635
	period:-	17th century, early; 1630s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cum/EW)
		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.
		Wirkinton
		dot, circle, and tower
	placename:-	Wirkinton
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		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.
		Werkinton
		circle, buildings, towers
	placename:-	Werkinton
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	source:-	Keer 1605
		Map, Westmorlandia et Comberlandia, ie Westmorland and Cumberland now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605; published about 1605 to 1676.
		Wirkinton
		dot, two circle, tower, tinted red; town
	placename:-	Wirkinton
	county:-	Cumberland
	source:-	Lloyd 1573
		Map, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.
		Wynkinton
	placename:-	Wynkinton
	date:-	1573
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Gough 1350s-60s
		Reproduction of the Gough Map of Great Britain, reduced size, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875; and a full size line reproduction, with added transcriptions of placenames, 1935.
	placename:-	Workyngton
	county:-	Cumberland
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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		Buildings and towers, symbol for a town.
		WIRKINTO~
	placename:-	Wirkinton
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		town
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Cooper 1808
		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.
		Workington
		circle with two side bars; town
	placename:-	Workington
	locality:-	Allerdale above Derwent Ward
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1808
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	market notes:-	see:- Palmer's Index No.93:: Public Record Office see:- Owen: 1792: New Book of Fairs see:- : 1889: Market Rights and Tolls: HM Government
		Letter patent for a market at Wokinton, 37,38 Hen 3, 1252-54, in Palmer's Index No.93 at the Public Record Office.
		Market listed by Owen, 1792.
		Market listed by HM Government, 1888.
	other name:-	Wokinton
		market town
	person:-	: Henry III
	date:-	1254; 1792; 1888
	old print:-	Calverley 1899
		Notes on the Early Sulptured Crosses, Shrines and Monuments in the Present Diocese of Carisle, by Rev William Slater Calverley, edited by W G Collingwood, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1899.
		Built into Cross House, Cross Hill:-
		Possibly once the finial from a chapel roof; later perhaps a resting stone for a coffin on its way to church, or a boundary stone, ... It is now inscribed:-
		W H / 1703
	date:-	1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
		photographs
		Workington -- Workington -- Workington -- Cumbria / -- Mural on a wall, King Street. -- 2.9.2009
		Workington -- Workington -- Workington -- Cumbria / -- Towers, mine ventilation?? Mossbay area. -- 14.5.2007
		Workington -- Workington -- Workington -- Cumbria / -- Cast iron railing post:- -- 'W A PARKER & CO. WORKINGTON' -- at North Dykes, Great Salkeld. -- NY54583758 (at) -- 4.4.2008
		Workington -- Workington -- Workington -- Cumbria / -- Advertising sign for Hale's ale, in an antique shop window. -- 2.9.2009
		Workington -- Workington -- Workington -- Cumbria / -- Coast south of the port, -- NX982296 (etc) -- 5.11.2010
	hearsay	In Easter week there was/is a mass football game played by as many as will. The Uppies, Uppy gyaters, were miners and steelworkers; the Downies, Down gyaters, were seamen and dock workers. The goals were the wall of Workington Hall, and a capstan in the harbour. The game is old; it was receorded in 1779, but was played earlier. It is now played on the Cloffocks.
		Annie Pit, Workington
		Apple Tee Inn, Workington
		Barepot, Workington
		Beerpot Ironworks, Workington
		Blue Bell, Workington
		Bounty, Workington
		bridge, Workington
		Calva Junction, Workington
		Carnegie Arts Centre, Workington
		chapel, Workington
		chapel, Workington (2)
		chapel, Workington (3)
		chapel, Workington (5)
		clock, Workington
		Cloffocks, Workington
		Cloppock's Junction, Workington
		Commercial Inn, Workington
		Corner House, Workington
		CORUS works railway
		Curwen Arms, Workington
		Curwen Park, Workington
		Derwent Junction, Workington
		Derwent Mouth
		Derwent Paper Mills, Workington
		drain, Workington
		drain, Workington (2)
		drinking fountain, Workington
		engine shed, Siddick Junction
		engine shed, Workington
		engine shed, Workington (2)
		fence, Workington
		footbridge, Workington
		Great Clifton Township
		Green Dragon, Workington
		Harrington
		Harrington Church Road Halt, Workington
		Helena Thompson Museum, Workington
		High Brewery, Workington
		Holy Trinity, Workington
		hydrant plate, Workington
		hydrant plate, Workington (2)
		Isabella Pit, Workington
		John Pier, Workington
		King's Arms, Workington
		lamp post, Workington
		level crossing, Workington
		Lingbeck Bridge, Workington
		Little Clifton Township
		lockup, Workington
		market cross, Workington
		meeting house, Workington
		Merchant's Quay Junction, Workington
		milestone, Workington
		Miners Arms, Workington
		miniature railway, Workington
		Moss Bay, Workington
		Mossbay, Workington
		New Bridge, Workington
		New Crown, Workington
		New Hall, Workington
		North Side, Workington
		Old Red House, Workington
		Peat Memorial, Workington
		pinfold, Workington
		poorhouse, Workington
		Port of Workington Railway
		Port of Workington, Workington
		railway bridge, Workington
		railway bridge, Workington (4)
		railway viaduct, Port of Workington
		railway viaduct, Workington
		railway viaduct, Workington (2)
		ring of bells, Workington
		Royal Geogre, Workington
		Rubing House, Workington
		Salterbeck, Workington
		School of Industry, Workington
		school, Workington
		school, Workington (3)
		Seamen's Bethel, Workington
		seat, Workington
		Ship Inn, Workington
		Solway Nailworks, Workington
		St Helen's Pit, Workington
		St John, Workington
		St Mary, Workington
		St Michael, Workington
		St Michael's Infant School, Workington
		Stainburn Township
		sundial, Workington
		sundial, Workington (2)
		Sunnyside Tannery, Workington
		Theatre Royal, Workington
		tide gauge, Workington
		Town Quay, Workington
		trig point, NX9891227770
		trig point, NX9892729452
		trig point, NX9893027754
		trig point, NX9910127623
		trig point, NX9978430627
		trig point, NX9994128659
		trig point, NX9996628063
		trig point, NY0015228888
		trig point, NY0019428649
		trig point, NY0044428495
		trig point, NY0051728264
		trig point, NY0075025269
		trig point, NY0085727446
		Well, Workington
		West Cumberland Haematite Ironworks, Workington
		Westfield, Workington
		Winscales Township
		Workington
		Workington and Docks Junction, Workington
		Workington Bridge Junction, Workington
		Workington Bridge Station, Workington
		Workington Bridge, Workington
		Workington Central Station, Workington
		Workington Fire Station, Workington
		Workington Haematite Ironworks, Workington
		Workington Hall Mill, Workington
		Workington Hall, Workington
		Workington Lifeboat Station, Workington
		Workington Marsh, Workington
		Workington Police Station, Workington
		Workington Station, Workington
		Workington Township
		Workington Warren, Workington
		Workington: Bike Bank
		Workington: Madam Gertie's Emporium
		Workington: Market Place, 1 and 3
		Workington: Pirt and Co
		Workington: Portland Square, 20
		Workington: Unblock Cumbria
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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