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Boltongate, Boltons
Boltongate
civil parish:-   Boltons (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY22924081 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY2240
10Km square:-   NY24


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CGI56.jpg (taken 4.8.2017)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 12) 
placename:-  Boltongate
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:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Bolton
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.
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Sax9NY24.jpg
Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Bolton"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bolton
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.
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SP11NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Bolton
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.
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JAN3NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bolton
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.
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MD12NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bolton
placename:-  Bolton Gate
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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"Bolton"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village, ? a pond  "Bolton Gate"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   probably old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Bolton
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.
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COP3.jpg
"Bolton"
circle; village or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bolton
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.
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HA14.jpg
"Bolton"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Bolton
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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FD02NY24.jpg
"Bolton"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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places:-  
NY22954077 All Saints Church (Boltons) L
NY22934080 Bell Church Institute, The (Boltons)
NY22734076 Bolton Hall (Boltons)
NY22934049 Boltongate Bridge (Boltons / Ireby)
NY23074081 Boltongate Farm (Boltons) L
NY23944044 Boltongate Head (Boltons)
NY22924053 Boltongate Mill (Boltons) once
NY22914078 Ladyman House (Boltons)
NY22964063 Old Rectory, The (Boltons) L
NY22954076 war memorial, Boltongate (Boltons)
NY22934072 White Swan Inn (Boltons)
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