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Barton
civil parish:-   Barton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY48612641 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4826
10Km square:-   NY42

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Barton"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.
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"Barton"
circle 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"Barton"
circle, building, tower; Westmorland 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"Barton"
circle, building and tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Banton
source data:-   Table of distances, with map, hand coloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Thomas Jenner, Cornhill, London, 1643.
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"Banton"
dot, circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 52.Wmd
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Barton"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
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"Barton"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Barton
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.
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"Barton / V"
circle, building and tower, cross potent for charity school 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Barton
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.
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"Barton"
circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet?  "BARTON"
blocks, labelled in block caps; village or parish? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Barton
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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"Barton"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Barton
item:-  chartermarket charter
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 41:-  "We are told by Dr Burns that there is a grant of a market for Barton in the 17th year of King John."

evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Barton
item:-  chariryDudley Deal
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 41:-  "..."
"Before we quit this part of the country, I must mention, that there is a sum of money annually divided among the poor of the parish of Barton, including Patterdale, Martindale, and their environs: this is called the Dudley-Deal; and there is, besides, ten pounds a year, which is appropriated to the binding of two poor apprentices. These monies are secured upon an estate called Kentmere Hall in Westmorland; but what connection Kentmere and Barton have had I am not able to determine. ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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"BARTON"
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Barton
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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"Barton"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  Edmund Hall
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.513 
From the Compendium of County History:-  "Airey, Dr. Adam, principal of Edmund Hall, one of the founders of Barton School in 1649, Barton."
"..."
"Bainbridge, Christopher, Cardinal, Abp. of York, poisoned at Rome, 1514, Barton."
"..."
"Dawes, Lancelot, one of the founders of Barton School, and Prebendary of Carlisle, Barton, 1580."

evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag 1825
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Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.514 
From the Compendium of County History:-  "Langbaine, Gerard, linguist, antiquary, scholar, and one of the founders of Barton School, Barton Kirke, about 1608."

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Barton"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Barton
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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"Barton"
blocks, settlement and a cross, a church 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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places:-  
NY48602639 Glebe Farm (Barton) L
NY47752486 Barton School (Barton)
NY48722642 Vicarage, The (Barton)
NY48742637 St Michael's Church (Barton) L
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