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| Drigg Common, Drigg and Carleton | ||
| Drigg Common | ||
| civil parish:- | Drigg and Carleton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | common | |
| locality type:- | locality | |
| coordinates:- | SD05949741 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD0597 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD09 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 82 5) placename:- Drigg Common |
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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. OS County Series (Cmd 82 6) |
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| hearsay:- |
The common became private property about 1800; Lord Muncaster accepted it in exchange
for the tithes of Drigg. |
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