Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Burgh by Sands
	other name:-	Bruff
	parish	Burgh by Sands parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s
	coordinates:-	NY323591
	10Km square:-	NY35
	1Km square	NY3259
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Burgh
		blocks, settlement
	placename:-	Burgh
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Burgh on the Sands
	placename:-	Burgh on the Sands
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 187:-
		...
		Burgh on Sands ... An altar inscribed,
		was dug up in the vicar's garden; the 5th to that deity in England. Another inscription published in Gent. Mag. Aug. 1749, p.367, runs thus:
		On the spot where Edward I died, ...
		...
		"Burgh yn the sand standeth a mile off from the hither bank of Edon. It is a village by the which remain the ruins of a great place, now clene desolated, where king Edward the first died. Burgh
		Page 188:-
		"stondith from Bolnes three miles and from Cair Luel four or five, and longid sometime to the Morvilles. Here was 15 years ago the lord Maxwell sore woundid, many slain and drowned in Edon." This relates to the battle of Sollom moss 1524.
		Burgh belonged to the Lucys and Multons, and passed by the heiress of the latter to the Dacres of Dacre castle, to the coheiress of a younger branch of whom this barony was allotted, and her descendant in the 4th generation Henry Howard, duke of Norfolk, sold it about 1689 to sir John Lowther, bart. ancestor of the present possessor.
	placename:-	Burgh on Sands
	other name:-	Burgh yn the Sand
	person:-	: Morville Famliy
	person:-	: Lucy Family
	person:-	: Molton Family
	person:-	: Dacre Family
	person:-	: Howard Family
	person:-	: Lowther, John, Sir
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
		Burgh upon Sands / V
		circle, building and tower, vicarage
	placename:-	Burgh upon Sands
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		... The Romans had also another Station near this Place [Drumburgh Castle], which, by changing of the Name, is, at present called
		Burgh upon Sands, a large Barony, taking in all the neighbouring Lands and Town: It was first bestowed by Ranulph de Meschines, Lord of Cumberland, upon Robert de Estrivers, or Trivers, whom he made also chief Forester in his Forest of Englewood. From him, by
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		Marriage it came to Sir Hugh Morvil, whose Family enjoy'd it for some Time, and were called the Morvils of Burgh super sabulones: A Knight of this Family, named Hugh Morvil, was one of the four that kill'd Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury; for which, being afterwards very penitent, he gave the Rectory of this Town to the Abbey of Holm Cultram, which the Bishops of Carlisle appropriated to the Monks.
		The Sword with which he kill'd the Archbishop was kept long at Issal, and now remains in the Family of the Arundels. ...
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		The Inhabitants say, that under this Burgh in the very AEstuary, there was first a Sea Fight between the Scots and English; and when the Tide was out, a second Fight began between the Horse of both Sides, as strange as that which Pliny relates in Caramania, and makes a great Wonder of it: Into this AEstuary the Huna, or River Eden, having pass'd thro' Part of Westmoreland, and quite cross the N.E. Parts of the County, falls with a vast Body of Waters, which in the Year 1216, seemed to be the greatest Enemy that the Scots had, for when they had plunder'd the English without Resistance, and were returning with Loads of Spoil, they came upon them with a full Torrent, and quickly swallow'd up the whole plundering Crew.
	placename:-	Burgh upon Sands
	person:-	: Meschines, Ranulph de
	person:-	: Estrivers, Robert de; Trivers, Robert de
	person:-	: Morvil Family
	person:-	: Morvil, Hugh, Sir
	person:-	: Beckett, Thomas a
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	descriptive text:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 162)
		Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64.
		... Burgh upon Sands suppos'd to be the same with old Castra Exploratum, memorable on the account of ye renowned K: Ed. 1st. who seduced the Welsh, and marching with his Army against the Scotch dyed here in his Camp 7. Julÿ a.d.1307.
	placename:-	Burgh upon Sands
	other name:-	Castra Exploratum
	person:-	: Edward I
	date:-	1720
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Burgh Upon Sand
		Circle, building and tower; there is also a deleted label.
	placename:-	Burgh upon Sand
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Burgh kirk
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Burgh Kirk
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		Burgh Kirk
		circle, buildings, tower
	placename:-	Burgh Kirk
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1576
		Map, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576; published 1579-1645.
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		Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.
		Burgh
	placename:-	Burgh
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		village
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	source:-	Lloyd 1573
		Map, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.
		Burg
	placename:-	Burg
	date:-	1573
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Gough 1350s-60s
		Reproduction of the Gough Map of Great Britain, reduced size, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875; and a full size line reproduction, with added transcriptions of placenames, 1935.
	placename:-	Burgh Juxta Sablones
	county:-	Cumberland
	road book:-	Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 555-556
		Burgh
	placename:-	Burgh
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	hearsay	John Stagg, known as Blin' Stagg the Fiddler, was born here, 1770. His father was a tailor. He was educated to be a clergyman, but lost his sight in an accident. He played the fiddle and sang, and was in great demand for merry nights.
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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