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 road, Penrith to Hexham
 road, Penrith to Brampton partly 
road, Penrith to Alston
Penrith to Alston
Alston to Penrith
A686
civil parish:-   Penrith (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Langwathby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Hunsonby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Ousby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Glassonby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Kirkoswald (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   route
10Km square:-   NY52
10Km square:-   NY53
10Km square:-   NY63
10Km square:-   NY64

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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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double line, dotted 
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two routes, both double line, dotted 
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double line, dotted 
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double line, dotted 
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double line, dotted 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
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.
double line, narrower, solid or dotted with a dot and number at 1 mile intervals; road 
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"P.to A. 19.2."
miles, furlongs; Penrith to Alston 
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item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 319-320 
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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light line; 'Other Direct Roads from LONDON' 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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single line, solid; minor road; Penrith, Langwathby, Melmerby, Hartside Cross, Aldstone 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
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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"P to A 20 Ms."
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item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads) 
source data:-   Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.
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Itinerary, with gradient diagram, route 179, Penrith to Mardale Green, and route 180, Penrith to Alston, Westmorland and Cumberland, 1898. 
item:-  JandMN : 763.15
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evidence:-   old map:- Bell 1892
source data:-   Map, colour lithograph, Road Map of Cumberland, by George Joseph Bell, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, printed by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
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red - disturnpiked 'main road' under section 13 of the Highways Act 1878 
 
Road map of Cumberland showing County Bridges 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 38
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evidence:-   old strip map:- CTC 1911 (Roads) 
source data:-   Page 91 of Cyclists' Touring Club British Road Book new series vol.6, edited by F B Sandford, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London etc, 1911.
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Strip road map, route 42, Haydon Bridge Alston Melmerby, part of Haydon Bridge to Grange-over-Sands, scale roughly 5 miles to 1 inch. 
Together with an itinerary and gradient diagram. 
item:-  JandMN : 491.91
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places:-  
 Penrith
 Langwathby
 Melmerby
 Hartside Pass, Glassonby
 Alston

places:-  
NY56353321 Edenhall Cottage (Langwathby)
NY68704295 milestone, Alston Moor (2) (Alston Moor) L
NY69964391 milestone, Alston Moor (3) (Alston Moor) L
NY70984511 milestone, Alston Moor (4) (Alston Moor) L
NY67274232 milestone, Glassonby (Glassonby) L
NY62714063 milestone, Glassonby (2) (Glassonby)
NY62423905 milestone, Glassonby (3) (Glassonby) not found
NY65704226 milestone, Glassonby (4) (Glassonby) L
NY58753475 milestone, Hunsonby (Hunsonby) not found
NY63324182 milestone, Kirkoswald (Kirkoswald) not found
NY64474225 milestone, Kirkoswald (2) (Kirkoswald) gone
NY57623368 milestone, Langwathby (Langwathby) not found
NY56033300 milestone, Langwathby (2) (Langwathby) not found
NY55313174 milestone, Langwathby (3) (Langwathby) not found
NY54353057 milestone, Langwathby (4) (Langwathby)
NY60623730 milestone, Ousby (Ousby) not found
NY59643605 milestone, Ousby (2) (Ousby) not found
NY61763788 milestone, Ousby (3) (Ousby) not found
NY53052990 milestone, Penrith (7) (Penrith)
NY55913296 toll gate, Langwathby (Langwathby) gone
NY61503746 Gate House (Ousby)
NY68304270 Hartside Turnpike (Alston Moor) gone
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