Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	Swinklebank, Longsleddale
	Swinklebank
civil parish:-	Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	buildings
locality type:-	locality
coordinates:-	NY49490412 (etc)
1Km square:-	NY4904
10Km square:-	NY40
evidence:-	old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 27 11)  placename:-  Swinklebank
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.
	old parish registers (formerly )
evidence:-	records:- Farrer and Curwen 1923 placename:-  Swinkelbancke placename:-  Swynkelbanck placename:-  Swynkel Banke item:-  rent; turbary
source data:-	Records Relating to the Barony of Kendale, edited by William Farrer and John F Curwen, published by Titus Wilson and Son, Kendal, Westmorland, 1923. "1579 : James Layburne, esq., conveys by fine to Thomas Bellingham, esq., 30 messuages &c. and lands in Sleddall, Stockdall, Swinkelbancke, Sadgyllthwaite, Sadgyllhead, Stockdallhead, Sleddallhead, Graycragg, Arnecrewe and Towside; Reg. of D. at Levens." ": Indentures of bargain and sale dated 13 March, 21 Elizabeth (1579), made between James Laburne of Skellesmerghe, esq., and Thomas Bellingham of the Myddell Temple, London, esq., reciting that in consideration of £800 the vendor conveys to the purchaser his lands, tenements, wastes, heaths, moors, turbaries &c., known as Graycrage, Arncrooe, Towsyde, Scleddalhede, situate in the townships or hamlets of Scleddall, Stokdall, Sadgill and Sadgilhed, late in the tenure of the said James Laburne, and all these messuages, tenements, lands &c. in Scleddall, Stokdall, Swynkelbanck and Arncrooe in the occupation of [the tenants named in the ensuing rental]; ib." ": Rental of tenements of Sleddale, Stockdall and Swynklebanke, lately being the inheritance of James Laiburne, esq., and now the tenements of Thomas Bellingham, esq., made 27 March, 21 Elizabeth; [endorsed] "27 March, 1579, the attornement of the tenants in Sleddal, Stockdall and Arncra and the rents of yr own confession."" "SWYNKELBANKE." ": James Gilpin, 12s. 2d., and Eden Gilpin his mother, 24s. 6d., being tenants of a tenement in Swynkel Banke; full rent 36s. 8d.: Giles Gilpin 6s. 2d., and Catherine his mother 18s., and Randall Benneson being tenants of one tenement in Swynkelbanke; full rent 36s. 8d.: William Gilpin tenant of one tenement in Swynkelbanke, rent 36s. 8d.: Richard Gilpin (as above) 36s. 8d.: Total rent for Swynkelbanke £7 6s. 8d."
evidence:-	textbook:- EPNS Westmorland 1967 placename:-  Swinkel placename:-  Swinkle Bank placename:-  Swindle Bank
source data:-	Book, The Place Names of Westmorland, two volumes, by A H Smith, published for the English Place Name Society by Cambridge University Press, Cambridgeshire, 1967
	directory entries
evidence:-	shepherds guide:- Walker 1817 placename:-  Swinklebank
source data:-	Shepherds guide, The Shepherd's Guides or a Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks on the Different Stocks of Sheep ..., in Westmorland, by Joseph Walker, printed by W Stephen, Penrith, Cumberland, 1817. WK13L04.jpg courtesy of George Akrigg "No.4 - MILES WALKER, Swinklebank:" "Cropped far ear, a red mark on the back and down the far lisk, MW on the horns." item:-  private collection : 91 Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-	shepherds guide:- Walker 1817 placename:-  Swinklebank
source data:-	Shepherds guide, The Shepherd's Guides or a Delineation of the Wool and Ear Marks on the Different Stocks of Sheep ..., in Westmorland, by Joseph Walker, printed by W Stephen, Penrith, Cumberland, 1817. WK13L05.jpg courtesy of George Akrigg "No.5 - EDWARD WALKER, Swinklebank:" "Cropped near ear, a red mark down the near shoulder, and a black pop on the shoulders, MW on the horns." item:-  private collection : 91 Image © see bottom of page
notes:-	The shepherds guides do not always distinguish the various Swinklebank farms, and sometimes just refer to 'Swinklebank'.

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