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Gallowberry, Askerton
Gallowberry
civil parish:-   Askerton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY54266872
1Km square:-   NY5468
10Km square:-   NY56

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 12 1) 
placename:-  Gallowberry
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:-  Gallowbury
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.
image
D4NY56NW.jpg
"Gallowbury"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

notes:-  
Local rumour says those hanged on nearby Gallows Hill were buried here. Nothing has vever been found

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