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Woodhouselees, Scotland
Woodhouselees
country:-   Scotland
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY39447489
1Km square:-   NY3974
10Km square:-   NY37

evidence:-   probably old map:- Burghley 1590 (facsimile) 
placename:-  Withisleis
source data:-   Facsimile map, A Platt of the Opposete Border of Scotland to ye West Marches of England, parts of Cumberland and Scotland including the Debateable Land, from a manuscript drawn for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, about 1590, published by R B Armstrong, 1897.
courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
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"withisleis"
circle, tower 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : MS6113 f.267
Image © National Library of Scotland

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

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