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Map of Westmorland, 1824. in April 2023, Westmorland reappeared on national maps as part of Westmorland and Furness unitary authority. During the intervening 1974-2023 period, Westmorland has still been used as a place name by organisations and businesses in the area such as: The Westmorland Gazette (founded 1818)
Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria.. Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of the Westmorland and Furness district and is served by Armathwaite railway station.
Brampton is spelt in Christopher Saxton’s 1579 map of Westmorland and Cumberland as 'Branton'. The same name is mentioned again in Schenk and Valck’s 1670 map. In John Cary’s map of 1794 'Bramton' is marked, however the first cartographic mention of the village's current name comes from an 1831 map of the area.
Cumberland (/ ˈ k ʌ m b ər l ə n d / KUM-bər-lənd) is an area of North West England which was historically a county.The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish counties of Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire to the north.
In Thomas Jeffrey's 1770 map of Westmorland, Flakebridge Wood appears to be only a third of its current size. There is no empirical survey evidence of Flakebridge Wood existing before this point, however possible woodland is featured on Christopher Saxton’s 1579 map of Westmorland and Cumberland in the modern Flakebridge area. The Hamlet is ...
The Three Shire Stone. The Three Shire Stone is a boundary stone that marks the location where the historic English counties of Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland meet. The point is in the English Lake District at the summit of Wrynose Pass; latitude 54°25' North, longitude 3°7' West, elevation 1289 feet (393 m) above sea level (grid reference
Keisley was part of the county of Westmorland until 1974 when it was merged with Cumberland to form Cumbria. Keisley is mentioned in Thomas Jeffrey’s 1770 map of Westmorland as “Keisley” or “Keifley”. The map features a cluster of buildings in the same area that Keisley Farm is located today. [1]
Stainmore is a remote geographic area in the Pennines on the border of Cumbria, County Durham and North Yorkshire. [2] [3] The name is used for a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness of Cumbria, England, including the villages of North Stainmore and South Stainmore.