Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Wolsty, Holme Low

Wolsty, Holme Low

Wolsty

civil parish:-

Holme Low (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY10435031

1Km square:-

NY1050

10Km square:-

NY15

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 27 3)
placename:- Wolsty

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:- Sanson 1679
placename:- Wulsty

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
"Wulsty"
circle, building and tower, flag; town?
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

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

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.

D4NY15SW.jpg
"Wolsty"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)
placename:- Wolsty

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
"Wolsty"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement
item:- JandMN : 91
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Wolsty

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.

places:-

NY10505060 Wolsty Castle (Holme Low)

NY10315093 Wolsty Cottage (Holme Low) gone?

NY10295085 Wolsty Farm (Holme Low)

NY10565099 Wolsty Hall (Holme Low)

NY10725088 Wolsty Stangs (Holme Low)

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