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 road, Penrith to Barnard Castle
road, Bowes to Brough
Bowes to Brough
Brough to Bowes
A66
locality:-   Bowes
county:-   Durham
10Km square:-   NY91
civil parish:-   Stainmore (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Brough (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   road route
10Km square:-   NY81
10Km square:-   NY71

evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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Double line. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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Double line. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old road book:- Morgan 1759
source data:-   MG01p125.txt
page 125; in the Cross Roads 
<i>Appleby</i> to <i>Boroughbridge.</i>
M. F.
To Brough 8 4
Bowes 21 4
Greta Bridge 27 4
Catterick 42 4
York Gate 56 4
** Rippon 61 4
** Boroughbridge 65 4
item:-  private collection : 368
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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, solid 
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double line, solid 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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double line; road, bold, main road, with mile numbers 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"To Bernard Castle"
double line, bold light, numbered miles; main road 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   road map:- Cary 1790 (Wmd/edn 1792) 
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 11.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1790, edn 1792.
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"to Bowes Great Bridge &Catterick / the London Road"
double line, with road distances from Bowes? 
item:-  JandMN : 44
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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.
image CY38p281, button  goto source
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page 281-282  "LONDON to Glasgow"
part of 
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page 285-286  "GLASGOW to G.P.O. London."
part of reverse route 
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"to Bowes, Greta Br. &Catterick - the London Road."
double line, feathered edges; post road? 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
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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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double line, light bold; 'Mail-Coach Roads (Direct)' 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  snowmail coach
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1807 p.1167  "Dec. 4. In Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Westmoreland, the weather has been for the last week particularly sever, with deep snow, and dreadful hurricanes from the North-east. ... In many parts the stage-coaches could not be got on, though drawn by six or eight horses. The Carlisle mail-coach, on Monday last, met with great difficulty in getting over Stainmoor, though drawn by six horses."

evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
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"to Bowes"
double line, hatched; 'Mail Coach Road' 
item:-  JandMN : 63
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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"To Bowes"
double line, solid; main road; Rey Cross, Maiden castle, New Inn, Brough 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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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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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 181, Penrith to Bowes, and route 182, Penrith to Wigton, Westmorland, Cumberland and Durham, 1898. 
item:-  JandMN : 763.16
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evidence:-   old strip map:- CTC 1911 (Roads) 
source data:-   Page 86 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 39, Appleby Brough Bowes Rokeby, scale roughly 5 miles to 1 inch. 
Together with an itinerary and gradient diagram. 
item:-  JandMN : 491.86
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 Act of Parliament

places:-    Bowes, Durham
 Rey Cross, Durham
 North Stainmore, Stainmore
 Brough

places:-  
NY90221230 milestone, Durham (5) ()
NY82881506 milestone, Stainmore (4) (Stainmore) not found
NY84411485 milestone, Stainmore (5) (Stainmore)
NY85831400 milestone, Stainmore (6) (Stainmore)
NY87181324 milestone, Stainmore (7) (Stainmore)
NY88671260 milestone, Stainmore (9) (Stainmore)
NY87021295 milestone, Stainmore (10) (Stainmore)
NY84801474 milestone, Stainmore (11) (Stainmore) perhaps once
NY83251498 milestone, Stainmore (12) (Stainmore) not found
NY86091382 milestone, Stainmore (13) (Stainmore) perhaps once
NY87491301 milestone, Stainmore (14) (Stainmore) perhaps once
NY88681261 milestone, Stainmore (15) (Stainmore)
NY90601222 Spital Turnpike ()
NY81431472 milestone, Brough (5) (Brough) L
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