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placename:- Gilsland
parish Solport parish, once in Cumberland
parish Nicholforest parish, once in Cumberland
parish Bewcastle parish, once in Cumberland
county:- Cumbria
locality
coordinates:- NY47
10Km square:- NY47

1Km square NY47

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 201:-
Gillesland might also take its name from Hubert de Vallibus or Vaux, since de Vallibus and Gills mean the same, or from the river Gelt which runs through the middle of it. The bottom wherein the brook runs is the Gill. Its boundary may be seen in Burn, II. p.479.

placename:- Gillesland
person:- : Vaux, Hubert de; Vallibus, Hubert de
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.
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GILLSLAND
area

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

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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Gilsland.
Labelling an area, no symbol.

placename:- Gilsland
county:- Cumberland
date:- 1646
period:- 17th century, early; 1640s

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.
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Gilslande
Sitting lady.

placename:- Gilslande
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.
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Gilsland
area

placename:- Gilsland
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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GILSLAND

placename:- Gilsland
county:- Cumberlandia
area
date:- 1576
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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