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| Newtown of Rockcliffe, Westlinton | ||
| Newtown of Rockcliffe | ||
| civil parish:- | Westlinton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY38956254 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3862 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY36 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 16 3)  placename:- Newtown of Rockcliff  | 
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| 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. | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Saxton 1579 placename:- New Towne, The  | 
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| 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.![]() Sax9NY36.jpg Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "The new towne" item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)  placename:- New Towne, The  | 
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| 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.![]() SP11NY36.jpg "The New Towne" circle, tower item:- private collection : 16 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jansson 1646 placename:- New Towne, The  | 
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| 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.![]() JAN3NY46.jpg "The new Towne" Buildings and tower. item:- JandMN : 88 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 62)  placename:- Newtown  | 
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| source data:- | Raod strip map, uncoloured engraving, the Road from Carlisle to 
                  Barwick, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 
                  1675.![]() OG62m000.jpg In mile 3, Cumberland. "Newtown" houses off the left of the road. item:- JandMN : 83 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)  placename:- Newtown  | 
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| 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.![]() MD12NY46.jpg "Newtown" Circle, building and tower. item:- JandMN : 90 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 161)  placename:- Newtown  | 
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| source data:- | Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.161, part of The Road 
                  from Carlisle to Barwick, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, with 
                  sections in Cumberland, and Scotland, published by Emanuel 
                  Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.![]() B161m00.jpg "Newtown" Buildings west of the road; mile 3½. item:- JandMN : 65.161 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Badeslade 1742 placename:- Newton  | 
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from 
                  London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, 
                  by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William 
                  Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.   click to enlargeBD10.jpg "Newton" circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality item:- JandMN : 115 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 placename:- Newtown  | 
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| 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.![]() BO18NY36.jpg "Newtown" circle, tower item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page  | 
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)  placename:- New Town  | 
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| 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.![]() D4NY36SE.jpg "New Town" block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library  | 
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