Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Moorhouse, Burgh by Sands

Moorhouse, Burgh by Sands

Moorhouse

Moor House

civil parish:-

Burgh by Sands (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY33275681 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY3356

10Km square:-

NY35

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 23 1)
placename:- Moorhouse

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:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Murr House

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.

BO18NY25.jpg
"Murr Ho."
circle and line
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

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

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.

D4NY35NW.jpg
"Moorhouse"
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:- Moorhouse

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
"Moorhouse"
circle; village or hamlet
item:- JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

probably old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)
placename:- Moorhouse

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

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HA14.jpg
"Moorhouse"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement
item:- JandMN : 91
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evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Moorhouse

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.

FD02NY35.jpg
"Moorhouse"
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

probably old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Moorhouse

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.