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Raisbeck, Orton S
Raisbeck
civil parish:-   Orton S (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY64520746 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY6407
10Km square:-   NY60

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 22 13) 
placename:-  Raisbeck
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:- OS County Series (Wmd 29 1) 
placename:-  Raisbeck
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 29 2) 

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Rasebek
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.  "Rasebek"
Settlement. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Rasebeck
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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"Rasebeck"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Rasebeck
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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"Rasebeck"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Raise-becke
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Raise-becke"
in  "Raisbeck"

evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675
placename:-  Raisbeck
source data:-   Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
"Raisbeck"

evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670
placename:-  Raisbeck
source data:-   Records, hearth tax returns, exchequer duplicates, Westmorland, 1670.
"Raisbeck"

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Rasebeck
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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"Rasebeck"
Circle. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Rasbeck
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.
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"Rasbeck"
circle and line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Sunbiggin
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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"Sunbiggin"
blocks, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, village?; label swopped with Sunbiggin 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Sunbiggin
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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"Sunbiggin"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Raisbeck
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.
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"Raisbeck"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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places:-  
NY64470749 fingerpost, Raisbeck (Orton S)
NY63820785 Howes Plantation (Orton S)
NY64130766 New House (Orton S)
NY64720710 Pinfold Bridge (Orton S)
NY64730714 Raisbeck Pinfold (Orton S)
NY65170859 Raisbeck Wood (Orton S)
NY64530743 Raisbeck School (Orton S) L
NY64490749 stone wall, Raisbeck (Orton S)
NY645076 Town Head Farm (Orton S)
NY65300762 Westhouse Barn (Orton S)
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