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Gilts, Crosby Ravensworth
Gilts
civil parish:-   Crosby Ravensworth (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY62661184
1Km square:-   NY6211
10Km square:-   NY61


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BVH60.jpg (taken 2.9.2011)  
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BVH61.jpg  Date stone:-
"W / I E 1680" (taken 2.9.2011)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 21 8) 
placename:-  Gilts
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:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Gilse
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.
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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Gilse"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Gilse
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
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"Gilse"
dot, circle and tower; village 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Gilse
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.
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"Gilse"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Gilse
source data:-   Table of distances, with map, hand coloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Thomas Jenner, Cornhill, London, 1643.
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"Gilse"
dot, circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 52.Wmd
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Gilse
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.
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JAN3NY61.jpg
"Gilse"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   possibly old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Gilse
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.
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"Gilse"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Gilse
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.
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"Gilse / Thomson Esqr."
house 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Gilse
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Gilse"
house symbol; large house 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Gilts Farm
item:-  date stone (1680)
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"GILTS FARMHOUSE / / / CROSBY RAVENSWORTH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74020 / NY6266611840"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"BARN/BYRE RANGE ON ROADSIDE CIRCA 30 YARDS NORTH OF GILTS FARMHOUSE / / / CROSBY RAVENSWORTH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74021 / NY6266511863"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
item:-  date stone
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"BANK BARN AND BYRE RANGE CIRCA 40 YARDS SOUTH WEST OF GILTS FARMHOUSE / / / CROSBY RAVENSWORTH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74022 / NY6263811811"

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