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Silecroft, Whicham
Silecroft
Sylecroft
civil parish:-   Whicham (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD13108193 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD1381
10Km square:-   SD18

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Silecroft
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
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"Silecroft"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

notes:-  
There was a local brick maker, W J Walker, and his bricks might be seen abut the village, marked
"[W. J. Walker Sylecroft]"

places:-  
SD13298212 barn, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD13068191 Cross House (Whicham)
SD12858165 drain, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD13128196 Fairfield (Whicham)
SD13258213 Hodgson's Green (Whicham)
SD13088193 house, Silecroft (Whicham) L
SD13028194 Manor House (Whicham) L
SD13528219 mine, Whicham (Whicham)
SD13148198 Miners Arms (Whicham)
SD13258207 police station, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD13148202 Silecroft Post Office (Whicham)
SD12848164 sheep feeder, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD1282 Silecroft Beck (Whicham)
SD13108196 Silecroft Station (Millom Without)
SD13108198 Station House (Whicham)
SD13068188 stop cock, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD13228206 village hall, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD13278214 war memorial, Silecroft (Whicham)
SD13168206 bridge, Silecroft (Whicham)
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