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Wood House, Whicham
Wood House
civil parish:-   Whicham (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD12438298
1Km square:-   SD1282
10Km square:-   SD18


photograph
BSN59.jpg (taken 16.4.2010)  courtesy of the owner
photograph
BSN60.jpg (taken 16.4.2010)  courtesy of the owner

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 87 12) 
placename:-  Wood House
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:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wood House
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
D4SD18SW.jpg
"Wood House"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Wood House
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
image  click to enlarge
HA14.jpg
"Wood Ho."
circle; house 
item:-  JandMN : 91
Image © see bottom of page

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