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placename:- Dryevers
parish Crosby Ravensworth parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
building/s
coordinates:- NY64531744
10Km square:- NY61

1Km square NY6417

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.
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Drivenen
circle, tower

placename:- Drivenen
date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

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Drivenen

placename:- Drivenen
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1746
period:- 18th century, early; 1740s

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

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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Driveners
Circle, building and tower.

placename:- Driveners
county:- Westmorland
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.
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Drivevers
Buildings and tower.

placename:- Drivevers
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1646
period:- 17th century, early; 1640s

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)

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.
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Drivevers
circle, tower

placename:- Drivevers
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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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.
Drivevers

placename:- Drivevers
county:- Westmorelandia
hamlet
date:- 1576
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s

database:- Listed Buildings 2010

Listed Buildings 2010

courtesy of English Heritage
DRYEVERS FARMHOUSE WITH ADJOINING COACH HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS, AND GATE / / BRACKENSLACK LANE / CROSBY RAVENSWORTH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74028 / NY6453417448
courtesy of English Heritage
House with adjoining coach-house, forecourt walls, railings, and gate. 1682 (?) date, with initials, W. & A.B., on rear door lintel. Coach-house probably an C18 addition with walls, railings, and gate possibly being added at same time. Building wet-dashed; slobbered rubble wall with wrought-iron railings and gate. Graduated slate roof with outshuts to rear; stone copings and kneelers. 2 storeys, 5 bays overall. C20 panelled door to left, elliptical head to coach entrance on right; two 3-light mullioned windows between and 4 above. All windows sashes in stone surrounds. Rear door has ornately stop-chamfered surround with false 4-centred head. Stone mid chimneys, one stepped, one corniced. Low front wall has segmental copings surmounted by wrought-iron railings with knop-ends to rod standards; gate is similar. End and gate piers to wall are rusticated with finials.

placename:- Dryevers Farm
district:- Eden
listed building -- coach house; railings; gate
coordinates:- NY64531744
date:- 2010
period:- 2010s

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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