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Torver Back Common, Torver
Torver Back Common
civil parish:-   Torver (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   common
coordinates:-   SD291934 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD2993
10Km square:-   SD29

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Lan 4 15) 
placename:-  Torver Back Common
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:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con) 
placename:-  Torver Common
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Coniston Lake, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1788, version published 1809.
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"Torver Common"
item:-  JandMN : 182.5
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