Old Cumbria Gazetteer - road, Kirkby Stephen to Moorcock

included in:-

road, Kirkby Stephen to Hawes

road, Kirkby Stephen to Moorcock

Kirkby Stephen to Moorcock

Moorcock to Kirkby Stephen

B6259

civil parish:-

Kirkby Stephen (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Nateby (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Mallerstang (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

road route

10Km square:-

NY70

10Km square:-

SD79

county:-

North Yorkshire

locality type:-

route

10Km square:-

SD89

CEG21.jpg Snow poles,
(taken 2.11.2015)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Yrk 50)

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.
"KIRKBY STEPHEN AND HAWES TRUST"

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 36 7)
placename:- Old Road

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.
The old road runs higher up on the east of Mallerstang valley.

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.

BO18NY71.jpg
double line, solid

BO18NY70.jpg
double line, dotted

BO18NY80.jpg
double line, dotted
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)

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.

J5NY70NE.jpg

J5NY70SE.jpg

J5SD79NE.jpg
"to Askrigg"
double line; road
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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C38315.jpg
page 315-316 "At Kirkby Stephen, on r. a T.R. to Richmond."

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C38355.jpg
page 355-356 "LONDON to Askrigg, and Kirkby Stephen."

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C38357.jpg
page 357-358 "KIRKBY STEPHEN to Boroughbridge."
part of reverse route
item:- JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806

source data:-

Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

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Lw21.jpg
bold line; 'Principal Travelling Roads'
item:- private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

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HA18.jpg
single line, solid; minor road; Kirkby Stephen, Nateby, ...
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-

gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads)

source data:-

Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.

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IG5194.jpg
Itinerary, with gradient diagram, route 194, Kendal to Hawes, and route 195, Kirkby Stephen to Askrigg, Westmorland and Yorkshire, 1898.
item:- JandMN : 763.21
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MN photo:-

The old road.