Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Stramongate Bridge
	site name:-	Kent, River
	locality:-	Kendal
	parish	Kendal parish, once in Westmorland
	county:-	Cumbria
		bridge
	coordinates:-	SD51859297
	10Km square:-	SD59
	1Km square	SD5192
		Stramongate Bridge -- Kent, River -- Kendal -- Kendal -- Cumbria / -- 11.4.2013
		Stramongate Bridge -- Kent, River -- Kendal -- Kendal -- Cumbria / -- 9.4.2006
	old map:-	OS County Series (Wmd 38 8)
		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.
	placename:-	Stramongate Bridge
		bridge
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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		Implied by a road across the Kent.
		bridge
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		Page 177:-
		... A noble river, the Kent, ... is crossed by a handsome bridge, where three great roads coincide, from Sedbergh, Kirkby-Stephen, and Penrith.
	date:-	1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Jefferys 1770
		Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
		Stramonds Bridge
		bridge
	placename:-	Stramonds Bridge
	date:-	1770
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
		Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
		double line, road, across a stream; bridge
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1770
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
		road across the Kent
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		Page 1023:-
		...
		Kendal, called also Kirkby Candale, i.e. a Church in the Valley upon the River Can, over which it has two Bridges of Stone, and one of Wood, ...
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Badeslade 1742 -- possibly relevant
		A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
		double line across a stream
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1742
	period:-	18th century, early
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Wmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Double line over a stream, over the Kent.
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Seller 1694 (Wmd) -- perhaps relevant
		Map, Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694; editions to 1787.
		two lines cross a stream; bridge
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1694
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 38)
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In mile 256, Westmoreland.
		Confused drawing of the Ogilby road, and other turnings, and the river.
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Double line crossing the stream.
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		F Stramans Bridge
		bridge of 4 arches over the Kent
	placename:-	Stramans Bridge
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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	county:-	Westmorelandia
		bridge
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Jefferys 1770
		Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
		Stramonds Bridge
		bridge
	placename:-	Stramonds Bridge
	date:-	1770
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
		Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
		double line, road, across a stream; bridge
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1770
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Cooper 1808
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by G and W B Whittaker, 13 Ave Maria Lane, London, 1824.
		road across stream; bridge?
	locality:-	Kendal Ward
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1808
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.22)
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Print, uncoloured engraving, Kendal, from the Castle, Westmorland, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by W le Petit, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35.
		vol.1 pl.22 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated.
		printed at bottom left, right, centre:-
		T. Allom. / W. Le Petit. / KENDAL, FROM THE CASTLE. / FISHER, SON & CO. LONDON, 1832.
	date:-	1832=1835
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
	date:-	1830
	period:-	19th century, early
		photographs
		Stramongate Bridge -- Kent, River -- Kendal -- Kendal -- Cumbria / -- Innsign, picture of Stramongate Bridge. -- 16.8.2006
	hearsay	Existed in the 14th century. Widened etc, 18th century.
	mapping:-	-- SD51839294 -- SD5192 -- SD51889301 -- SD5193
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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