Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Stair, Above Derwent

Stair, Above Derwent

Stair

civil parish:-

Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY23612121 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY2321

10Km square:-

NY22

BZO10.jpg (taken 24.10.2013)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 9)
placename:- Stair

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:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Stair

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.

D4NY22SW.jpg
"Stair"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old print:- Wilkinson 1810 (plate 29)
placename:- Stare

source data:-

Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Cottage in the Vale of Newlands, near Stare Bridge, Cumberland, by Joseph Wilkinson, engraved by William Frederick Wells, published by R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1810.

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WKN129.jpg
Plate 29 in Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire.
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "The Revd. Jos: Wilkinson delt. / W. F. Wells Sculpt. / Cottage in the Vale of Newlands, near Stare-bridge. / Publish'd March 1. 1810. by R. Ackerman. 101. Strand. London."
item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : MN4.29
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:- Stair

source data:-

Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.