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Dyke Nook, Bassenthwaite
Dyke Nook
civil parish:-   Bassenthwaite (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY23472994
1Km square:-   NY2329
10Km square:-   NY22

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 56 5) 
placename:-  Far House
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:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Far House
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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"Far house"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Bassenthwaite Lake) 
placename:-  Dike Nook
source data:-   Map, A Map of Broadwater and its Environs, ie Bassenthwaite Lake, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"Dike Nook"
item:-  private collection : 10.8
Image © see bottom of page

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