Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Winster, River

Winster, River

runs into:-

Kent Estuary

civil parish:-

Crosthwaite and Lyth (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Upper Allithwaite (formerly Lancashire)

civil parish:-

Cartmel Fell (formerly Lancashire)

civil parish:-

Meathop and Ulpha (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Witherslack (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Grange-over-Sands (formerly Lancashire)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

boundary

locality type:-

parish boundary

locality type:-

county boundary (once)

1Km square:-

SD4285 (etc)

10Km square:-

SD48

BJZ71.jpg From Strawberry Bank; after rain.
(taken 9.11.2005)
photograph

BLN04.jpg At Lobby Bridge.
(taken 31.12.2005)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 16)
placename:- Winster, River

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.
OS County Series (Wmd 37 4)
OS County Series (Wmd 37 8)
OS County Series (Wmd 37 12)
OS County Series (Wmd 37 16)
OS County Series (Wmd 41 8)
OS County Series (Wmd 41 12)
OS County Series (Wmd 45 4)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Wynster Flu.

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.

Sax9SD39.jpg
"Wynster flu:"

Sax9SD38.jpg
County boundary.
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:-

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.

MER5WmdA.jpg
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county boundary with Lancashire
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)
placename:- Wynster flud

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.

SP14SD49.jpg
"Wynster flud"
double line; county boundary

SP14SD48.jpg
double line, into the Kent Estuary; county boundary
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-

poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:- Winster

source data:-

Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe, and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.

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page 161:- "...
Then keeping on her [Kent's] course, though having in her traine,
But Sput, a little Brooke, then Winster doth retaine,
Tow'rds the Verginian Sea,
..."

evidence:-

old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:- Winster Flu.

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton, probably engraved by William Hole, scale about 4 or 5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Mariott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.

DRY523.jpg
"Winster flu"
Rive, naiad.
item:- JandMN : 168
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evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Wynster Flud

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.

JAN3SD48.jpg
"Wynster fl."

JAN3SD47.jpg
Double wiggly line tapering to single; county boundary.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Sanson 1679

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.

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SAN2Cm.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river, county boundary
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL7.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Winster Flu.

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.

MD10SD48.jpg
"Winster flu"
With the county boundary drawn alongside.
item:- JandMN : 24
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evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Winster, River

source data:-

Maps, Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and 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; published 1742-49.
"The W. side of this County [Westmorland] is divided from Cumberland by Winander Meer, &the River Winster."

evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Winster River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.

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BD12.jpg
"Winster R"
tapering wiggly line; county boundary
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
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evidence:-

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
placename:- Winster River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.

SMP2SDP.jpg
"Winster R."
Wiggly line; boundary with Lancashire.
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Winster River

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.

BO18SD38.jpg
"Winster R."
wiggly line, county boundary Westmorland Lancashire

BO18SD37.jpg
wiggly line, into the Kent Estuary, county boundary Westmorland Lancashire
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Witherslack Beck

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.

J5SD48SW.jpg
"Witherslack B."

J5SD47NW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river; county boundary
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.

Ws02SD49.jpg

Ws02SD48.jpg

Ws02SD47.jpg
The stream marks the county boundary from the coast.
item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24SD49.jpg

CY24SD48.jpg
river running into the Kent Estuary; county boundary
item:- JandMN : 129
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evidence:-

old map:- Aikin 1790 (Wmd)
placename:-

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Aikin, London, 1790.

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AIK2.jpg
""
river; on county boundary
item:- JandMN : 51
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evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
placename:- Winster, River

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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C38653.jpg
page 653-654 "Cross the Winster River"
item:- JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802

source data:-

Map, Lancashire, scale about 18 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1La.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.6
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Winster River

source data:-

Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

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Lw18.jpg
"Winster R."
river
item:- private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Winster River

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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COP4.jpg
"Winster R."
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818

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.

OT02SD48.jpg
item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd)
placename:- Winster River

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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HA18.jpg
"Winster R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Winster River

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.

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H

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.

evidence:-

text:- Mason 1907 (edn 1930)
item:- county boundary; boundary

source data:-

Text book, The Ambleside Geography Books bk.III, The Counties of England, by Charlotte M Mason, published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, and the Parents' Educational Union Office, 26 Victoria Street, London, edn 1930.
MSN1P031.txt
Page 31:- "..."
"FURNESS is a bit of Lancashire ... The little Winster stream alone divides it from Westmoreland, ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913)
placename:- Winster, River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.