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High Whinhowe, Orton S
High Whinhowe
civil parish:-   Orton S (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY59000523
1Km square:-   NY5005
10Km square:-   NY50

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 28 7) 
placename:-  High Whinhowe
placename:-  Whinhowe, High
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:-   perhaps old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Whinhow
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.
image
J5NY50NE.jpg
"Whinhow"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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