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Long Cross, Alston Moor
Long Cross
civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   cross (?) 
locality type:-   county boundary mark
locality type:-   boundary mark
coordinates:-   NY74475010
1Km square:-   NY7450
10Km square:-   NY75
county:-   Northumberland
old boundary
locality:-   Cumberland boundary
current boundary
locality:-   Cumbria boundary

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 34 2) 
placename:-  Long Cross
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 (Cmd 34) 
placename:-  Long Cross
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.
"Long Cross"
marked by a cross, on the boundary 

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Long Croft
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.
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"Long Croft"
cross on county boundary 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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