Old Cumbria Gazetteer - hospital, Brampton


	hospital, Brampton
locality:-	Brampton
civil parish:-	Brampton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-	Cumbria (Cumberland)
locality type:-	almshouse
1Km square:-	NY5361
10Km square:-	NY56
references:-	Simpson 1746

evidence:-	descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
source data:-	Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746. goto source "..." "In this Town [Brampton], is an Hospital for six poor Men, and as many poor Women, with an Allowance for a Chaplain, founded by the Right Honourable Elizabeth, Countess Dowager of Carlisle, Grandmother to the present Earl. ..."

evidence:-	old text:- Pennant 1773
source data:-	Book, A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, by Thomas Pennant, published by Edward Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1801. goto source Pennant's Tour 1773, page 171 "After riding a mile and a half further, I reached Brampton. The town is small, and contains nothing remarkable. The alms-house, founded by Edward Howard second earl of Carlisle, for six poor men and six poor women, has been suffered to fail by one of his successors. Each of the objects of the charity had, while it existed, a pension of six pounds, a gown and fuel, and an apartment. Twelve pounds a year was also allotted to a clergyman to read prayers in the chapel, which alone is kept up, the church of Brampton being a mile out of town, and too ruinous and too remote for service."

evidence:-	old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
source data:-	Book, 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. goto source Page 201:- "..." "... Brampton parish. Here was an hospital founded by the late earl of Carlisle, Edward Howard, or his countess 1692, and subsisting in Dr. Todd's time, for six poor men and as many women, but dropped by the late earl or his father. The chapel however remains in use, the parish church being desolate and ruinous. ..."

evidence:-	old text:- Capper 1808
source data:-	Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published 1808-29. goto source "... It [Brampton] has an hospital for six poor men, and six poor women. ..."

Lakes Guides menu.