Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Cockermouth
	parish	Cockermouth parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s -- market town;
	coordinates:-	NY122306
	10Km square:-	NY13
	place code:-	Cckr
	1Km square	NY1230
		Cockermouth -- Cockermouth -- Cumbria / -- Market Place. -- 27.5.2011
	old map:-	OS County Series (Cmd 54 4) OS County Series (Cmd 54 8)
		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.
		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.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
		building/s
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	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.
		COCKERMOUTH
		blocks, settlement
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	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.
		COCKERMOUTH
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
		Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52.
		Page 81:-
		...
		COCKERMOUTH.
		This is an ancient borough and market-town at the confluence of the Derwent and Cocker, which after flowing through Buttermere and Crummock,
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		and through the vale of Lorton, loses its name in the elder, brother-stream. It is divided by the Cocker, the market-place, castle, and church, being on its eastern side. The two principal streets are spacious. ... Besides being well watered by these fine rivers [Derwent and Cocker], it is intersected by small rivulets, which is a great convenience to the manufacturers, who produce cotton checks, ginghams, and coarse woollen goods. The whole place is very prosperous; the markets and fairs are numerously attended and well supplied. The borough returns two members to Parliament, and is also the nomination place for the western division of the county under the Reform Act, and was anciently the place of election for the whole county.
		The church or chapel of ease, is dedicated to All Saints, ... There are also
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		alms-houses and charitable societies for different purposes; neither is that most useful of all wanting, a dispensary. The late Earl of Egremont, with his wonted munificence, presented the sum of £2000 to the inhabitants, to be disposed of for the benefit of the town. It has accordingly been applied in the erection of a convenient and handsome market-place.
		The castle stands on a bold elevation, strong by nature, between the Derwent and the Cocker, ...
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		... On the margin of the Derwent is a plain of considerable extent, in which is a public walk beautifully terminated by lofty cliffs, covered with trees - at the other by the ruins of the castle impending over the river, whose opposite banks are diversified by tillage. Indeed, the country round the town is pleasantly varied with hill and dale, wood and water. The Globe is the chief inn, and is most respectably conducted. The Sun and the Apple Tree inns may be mentioned.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
		Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards.
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		... the river Cocker, which falls into the Derwent at the town named, from this circumstance, Cockermouth. ...
		...
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		Cockermouth is a good market town with 4536 inhabitants. It possesses an ancient castle, has a handsome bridge over the river Cocker, which runs through the town to join the Derwent; and the Globe is an inn furnished with every requisite accommodation for travellers.
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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		COCKERMOUTH
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	old text:-	Camden 1789
		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 170:-
		...
		... the Derwent ... the Cokar. These two rivers at their confluence almost surround Cokarmouth, a plentiful market town and castle of the earls of Northumberland. The town is handsomely built, but stands low between two hills, on one of which is the church, and on the other overagainst it the strong castle, ...
	placename:-	Cokarmouth
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	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 183:-
		"Cokermuth, a market town, standing on the west side of Darwent, four or five miles from the se shore and 20 from Carluel." It is a large borough town with broad streets, washed by the Derwent, and divided by the Cocker, at whose mouth it stands; the inhabitants amount to 3 or 4000; the manufactory is shalloons, worsted stockings and hats. ... The town gives title of viscount to the earl of Egremont, ...
	placename:-	Cokermuth
	person:-	: Egremont, Earl of
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	West 1784 map
		A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, now Cumbria, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide to the Lakes by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd edition 1784, to 1821.
		COCKERMOUTH
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	placename:-	Cockermouth
		building/s; town
	county:-	Cumberland
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		Mrs Radcliffe's Ride over Skiddaw, 1794
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		...
		[on Skiddaw] ... and Cockermouth seemed almost under the eye. ...
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	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.
		Cockermouth Mar. Mon.
		blocks, street plan, two crosses potent for charity schools, town, market
	placename:-	Cockermouth
		market town
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Mackenzie 1760s
		COCKERMOUTH
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	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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		...
		Cockermouth, almost surrounded by the meeting of the Rivers Derwent and Cocker, is a good trading Market Town, with a Castle, formerly belonging to the Earls of Northumberland, and is 226 Miles computed from London, and 288 measured. The Duke of Somerset, is, at present, chief Lord of Cockermouth, in Right of his late Duchess, the only Heiress of the ancient Family of the Piercys, Earls of Northumberland. It is neatly built, but of a low Situation between two Hills, upon one of which is the Church, and upon the other, which seems to be artificially raised on Purpose, stands the Castle, very strong of itself, but more by its advantageous Situation.
		This Town was anciently an Hamlet to Bridgeham. which stands about a Mile off, and had then only a Chapel for the Worship of God; but now it is a Parish, and hath had a Church of its own, dedicated to St. Michael, ... The Houses in the Town are built with Stone, and slated, except some few, and are ranged into two Streets, the one above the River Cocker, in which are the Moot-Hall and Market-House, which is used chiefly for Corn, and the other below, in which is the Beast-Market. The Market is kept on Mondays; and the Fairs are annually on September 29, and Whit-Monday.
		This Borough is no Corporation; its chief Magistrate is a Bailiff, chosen annually by a Jury of 16 Burghers, at the Duke of Somerset's Courts. He is Returning Officer of the Members of Parliament, who are elected by
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		the Inhabitants at large, in Number about 300, tho' the Houses are not above 240, some of them containing several Families.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	person:-	: Piercy Family
	person:-	: Somerset, Duke of
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Badeslade 1742
		A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
		Cockermouth sends 2 Members [to Parliament], Market Monday, Fair September 29.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1742
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	descriptive text:-	Defoe 1724-26
		Travel book, Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26.
		About ten miles from Whitehaven north east, lies Cockermouth, upon the little River Cocker, just where it falls into the Derwent. ...
		...
		Cockermouth stands upon the River Derwent, about twelve miles from the sea, but more by the windings of the river, yet vessels of good burthen may come up to it. The Duke of Somerset is chief lord of this town, in right of his lady, the only heiress of the ancient family of the Piercy's, Earls of Northumberland, and which the duke of Somerset now enjoys in right of marriage.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1724=1726
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	descriptive text:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 261)
		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.
		Cockermouth. Is an ancient Boro[ ]. probably so called by its Ld. Will. Meschines, Ld. of Copeland (Brother of Ranulph E: of Chester) on whom it was bestowed by ye Conqueror. The Honor was afterwds. successively possessed by ye Lucys, Multons, Umframvils & Piercy's E: of Northumberland, wch last remained Ld. of it till ye death of Iosceline Piercy, ye 11th. & last E: of that Illustrious Family, May ye 21st. 1670 [o.] Upon failure of his Issue Male it came to his Grace ye present D. of Somerset, by Marriage of Eliz. Lady Piercy (Relict of Henry Cavendish E. of Ogle) sole Daughter and Heir of ye aforesaid E. of Northumberland. This Borough (for 'tis no Corporation) is govern'd by a Bayliff, chosen yearly by a Jury of 16 Burghers at ye D. of Somerset's Court. It sent Burgesses to Parl. so early as 23d. K. Ed. 1st which it afterwds. omitted, till by order of Parl. Decr. 4th. 1640. This Borough, together with Oakhampton, Honiton, Ashburton, Malton, had that privilege restored, & has ever since carefully preserved it by a constant return of Membs. who are elected by the Inhabitants at large in Number about 300 & returned by the said Bayliff. The Market here is on Mond. & Fair Septr. [2]0th. The Castle is mostly ruinous except that part where ye D. of Somersets Auditor keeps his Courts twice a year, & an apartment over ye Gates where is a large Dining Room, with other Chambers. Tho' his Grace has built a very convenient New House &c for his Bayliffs residence.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	person:-	: Meschines, William
	person:-	: Lucy Family
	person:-	: Multon Family
	person:-	: Umframvil Family
	person:-	: Piercy Family
	person:-	: Somerset, Duke of
	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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		Cockermouth
		Circle, buildings, towers.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In mile 29, Cumberland.
		Turning left:-
		to Cockermouth ye worst way
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In mile 43, Cumberland.
		Cockermouth
		street of houses on each side of the road, the castle on the right, and the River Cocker flowing under the road to the River Derwent.
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In mile 14, Cumberland.
		Cockermouth
		street of houses at right angles to the road, and a castle, the street to the right crossing the River Cocker, the road crosses the Derwent beyond the town.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	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.
		Cokermouth
		Buildings and towers, suggestion of a wall, notice ?fence palings; upright lowercase text; market town.
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Jenner 1643
		Table of distances and map, Westmerland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643.
		Cokermouth
		circle
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	date:-	1643
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	poem:-	Drayton 1612/1622 text
		Poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton, published 1612, part 2 with Cumbria published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		page 165:-
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	date:-	1612; 1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s; 1620s
	old map:-	Drayton 1612/1622
		Map, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton in part 2 of Polyolbion, probably engraved by William Hole; published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		Cockermouth
		Lady with 'town' headress; r inserted as a correction.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1620s
	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.
		Cokermouth
		circle, buildings, towers
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	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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		Buildings and towers, symbol for a town.
		COKERMOUTH
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		town
	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.
		Cokermouth
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	date:-	1573
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	descriptive text:-	Myddylton 1544
		Book, Cronycle of Yeres, including an early table of highways, published by Wyllyam Myddylton, at the sign of the George, Fleet Street, London, 1544.
		And also the wayes leadynge to the / most notable places: and the dy- / staunce betwyxte the / same / Anno. 1544
		Here foloweth the waye fro~ Coker / mouth to lancastre, and so to London. / From Cokermouth to Kyswike. vi myle. / from Kyswike to Grosener. viii. myle. / from Grosener to Kendale. xiiii. myle. / from Kendale to Burton. vii. myle. / from Burton to Lancastre. viii. myle. / ...
	placename:-	Cokermouth
	date:-	1544
	period:-	16th century, early; 1540s
	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:-	Cokermouth
	county:-	Cumberland
	market notes:-	see:- Palmer's Index No.93:: Public Record Office see:- Owen: 1792: New Book of Fairs see:- Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland
		Saturday market to be held at the manor, granted by Henry III to William count of Aumale, 19 May 1221, until the king came of age. This became a Monday market, granted by Henry III to William de Forz, Earl of Aumale, 3 September 1227; listed in the Calendar of Charter Rolls.
		Letters patent for a market at Cokermue or Cokermuth, 5 Hen 3, 1220-21, and 6 Hen 3, 1221-22, and 11 Hen 3, 1226-27, in Palmer's Index No.93 at Public Record Office.
		Market day Monday given on Bowen and Kitchin's map, 1760.
		Market listed by Owen, 1792.
	other name:-	Cokermue
	other name:-	Cokermuth
	person:-	: Henry III
	person:-	: Forz, William de; Aumale, Earl of
		market town
	date:-	1221; 1222; 1227; 1792; 1760
	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 317-318
		Cockermouth / At Cockermouth, on r. a T.R. to Carlisle.
		market town, post office
		To Cockermouth, p.317 / At Cockermouth. on r. a T.R. to Carlisle
		market town, post office, again
		page 319-320
		To Cockermouth, p.317
		market town, post office
		page 557-558
		Cockermouth / At Cockermouth, on l. a T.R. to Keswick.
		market town, post office
		INNS. ... Cockermouth, Globe, Sun. ...
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Dawson 1832
		Map, Westmoreland, now Cumbria, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, showing the proposed parliamentary divisions, made for the Reform Bill 1832, by Lieut Robert K Dawson RE, 1831, perhaps copied 1937?
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1832
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.4)
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Print, uncoloured engraving, Cockermouth, Cumberland, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by R Sands, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35.
		vol.1 pl.4 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated.
		printed at bottom left, right, centre:-
		T. Allom. / R. Sands. / COCKERMOUTH. / FISHER, SON & CO. LONDON, 1832.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1832=1835
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Sylvan 1847
		Print, engraving, Cockermouth, Cumberland, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.
		On p.224 of Sylvan's Pictorial Guide to the English Lakes.
		printed at bottom:-
		COCKERMOUTH.
	placename:-	Cockermouth
	date:-	1847
	period:-	19th century, early
	hearsay	The market bell, the Butter Bell, hangs in Market Place on the corner of a shop. The market charter was granted 1221.
	hearsay	Fearon Fallows was born, son of a weaver, in the house next to William Wordsworth's home, 1788. He was later a teacher at Plumbland. He excelled at algebra, went to St Johns College, Cambridge and was later a lecturer in Mathematics at Corpus Christi College. He sailed for Cape Town, 1821, to set up an observatory.
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