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Skirsgill Turnpike, Penrith
Skirsgill Turnpike
site name:-   road, Penrith to Keswick
locality:-   Skirsgill
civil parish:-   Penrith (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   toll gate (site) 
coordinates:-   NY50652890 (guess) 
1Km square:-   NY5028
10Km square:-   NY52
references:-   OS County Series

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 58 8) 
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.
"Skirsgill T.P."
at a junction; gate across main road, and a building; possible gate on side road 

evidence:-   probably old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
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
D4NY52NW.jpg
"Turnpike"
block by road; toll house and toll gate 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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