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Kids Howe, Fawcett Forest
Kids Howe
civil parish:-   Fawcett Forest (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY54660202 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5402
10Km square:-   NY50

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 28 13) 
placename:-  Kids Howe
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:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Kits howe in the Forrest
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Kits howe in the Forrest"
in  "Fawcett Forrest"

evidence:-   probably old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Kitts How
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, 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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"Kitts How"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Kitts How
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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"Kitts How"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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