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| High Broadrain, Grasmere | ||
| High Broadrain | ||
| High Broadrayne | ||
| locality:- | Town Head | |
| locality:- | Grasmere | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY33530944 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3309 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
| SummaryText:- | The fancy spelling is on OS 1974, and on the house sign. | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 18 12) placename:- High Broadrain placename:- Broadrain, High |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Broadrain |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5NY31SW.jpg "Broadrain" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | possibly old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to Keswick) placename:- Broad |
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| source data:- | Map, A Map of the Roads Lakes etc between Keswick and Ambleside,
scale about 2.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J
Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith,
Cumberland and in London etc, 1787. CL9NY30J.jpg "Broad" item:- private collection : 10.9 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Broadraen |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24NY30.jpg "Broadraen" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- High Broadrayn Cottage |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HIGH BROADRAYN COTTAGE / / / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 452101 / NY3353309442" |
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