Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Forest Bridge
	site name:-	Irt, River
	parish	Nether Wasdale parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Irton with Santon parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		bridge
	coordinates:-	NY12840375
	10Km square:-	NY10
	1Km square	NY1203
		Forest Bridge -- Irt, River -- Nether Wasdale and Irton with Santon -- Cumbria / -- 11.5.2006
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760 -- probably relevant
		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.
		double line across the Irt
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd) -- probably relevant
		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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		Double line over a stream, at Nether Wasdale.
	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.
		Double line crossing the stream.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd) -- probably relevant
		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.
		double line across the Irt
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1576 -- probably relevant
		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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		At Nether Wasdale.
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		bridge
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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