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Skirsgill, Penrith
Skirsgill
civil parish:-   Penrith (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY50902874 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5028
10Km square:-   NY52

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Skirsgill
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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"Skirsgill"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Scousgill
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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"Scousgill"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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

places:-  
NY51052893 M6 junction 40 (Penrith)
NY50792894 Penrith New Mart (Penrith)
NY50522866 railway bridge, Skirsgill (Dacre)
NY50652853 railway bridge, Skirsgill (2) (Dacre)
NY50892857 Skirsgill Hall (Penrith) L
NY51582866 Skirsgill Lane (Penrith)
NY51302857 Skirsgill Park (Penrith)
NY50992875 standing stone, Skirsgill (Penrith)
NY50652890 Skirsgill Turnpike (Penrith)
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