Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Cumdivock, Dalston

Cumdivock, Dalston

Cumdivock

civil parish:-

Dalston (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY34494867 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY3448

10Km square:-

NY34

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 30 5)
placename:- Cumdivock

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:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Cumdivock

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.

D4NY34NE.jpg
"Cumdivock"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Cumdivock

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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COP3.jpg
"Cumdivock"
circle; village or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

hearsay:-

Robert Anderson, a poet, fell in love with a local girl, Sally Gray, and wrote a poem about her and the lovely countryside here, 1800s. Her cottage was to the east of the village 'centre' ie east of Middle Farm etc.

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