Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Tongue Gill

runs into:-

Rothay, River

civil parish:-

Lakes (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

1Km square:-

NY3410 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY31

BQH23.jpg (taken 17.3.2009)
photograph

BQH19.jpg (taken 17.3.2009)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 19 9)
placename:- Tongue Gill

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:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96m015.jpg
In mile 17, Westmerland.
River crossed at:- "a Stone bridg and brook"
no bridge drawn.
item:- JandMN : 22
Image © see bottom of page

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.

J5NY30NW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ambleside to Keswick)

source data:-

Map, A Map of the Roads Lakes etc between Keswick and Ambleside, scale about 2.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.

CL9NY30J.jpg
item:- private collection : 10.9
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old print:- Pearson 1900s
placename:- Tongue Gill

source data:-

Print, halftone photograph, Tongue Gill, near Grasmere, Westmorland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s.

click to enlarge
PS1E09.jpg
On p.15 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts.
printed at bottom:- "TONGUE GILL, NEAR GRASMERE. (P.142)."
item:- Armitt Library : A1188.16
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