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Old Park, Killington
Old Park
civil parish:-   Killington (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   park
coordinates:-   SD60468958 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD6089
10Km square:-   SD68

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 39 16) 
placename:-  Killington Park
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.
"Killington Park"

evidence:-   possibly old map:- Saxton 1579
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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By Firbank; fence palings, trees. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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ring of fencce palings, trees 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Jansson 1646
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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Ring of fence palings with trees; or Lambrigg Park. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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Ring of fence palings, trees, S of Firbank. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Firbank
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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outline of fence palings 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Killington Park
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.
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"KILLINGTON PARK"
outline with fence palings; park, trees, undergrowth, stream 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Killington Park
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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CY24SD68.jpg
"Killington Park"
outline with fence palings; park 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Killington Park
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
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"Killington Pa."
outline with fence palings; park 
item:-  JandMN : 63
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