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placename:- Maulds Meaburn
parish Crosby Ravensworth parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
building/s
coordinates:- NY624168
10Km square:- NY61

1Km square NY6216

photograph

Maulds Meaburn -- Crosby Ravensworth -- Cumbria / -- Lower part of the village, from the bridge. -- 30.5.2006
photograph

Maulds Meaburn -- Crosby Ravensworth -- Cumbria / -- It's Spring. -- 13.4.2012

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.
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Moulds Meaburn

placename:- Moulds Meaburn
county:- Westmoreland
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 162:-
...
At Meburn town head, in this parish, was born Lancelot Addison, who passed many years in travels over Europe and Africa, was rector of Milkston, c. Wilts, archdeacon of Coventry, and dean of Lichfield, and died 1703, being father of the celebrated Joseph, Gulston, governor of Fort St. George, and Lancelot, fellow of Magdalen college, Oxford, and three daughters.
person:- : Addison, Lancelot
site name:- Meaburn Town Head
date:- 1789
period:- 18th century, late; 1780s

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

Kings Meaburn is labelled as Mauds Meaburn.
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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Malmsbor
circle and line, in a park

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

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

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Maudomeburn
Building, and a park.

placename:- Maudomeburn
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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Mauds meaburn
Circle, building and tower, in a park.

placename:- Mauds Meaburn
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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Malmeshorne
Buildings and tower.

placename:- Malmeshorne
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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Malmesborne
circle, tower

placename:- Malmesborne
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.
Malsmeborn

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

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675

Mauds Meaburne

placename:- Mauds Meaburne
date:- 1675
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670

in Westmoreland / The Hundred of Bottome of Westmoreland
Malsmeaborne

placename:- Malsmeaborne
date:- 1670
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

photographs
tiny photograph, 
button to large Maulds Meaburn -- Crosby Ravensworth -- Cumbria / -- 7.1.2011
tiny photograph, 
button to large Maulds Meaburn -- Crosby Ravensworth -- Cumbria / -- From by the weir on the Lyvennet. -- 23.2.2007

hearsay Lancelot Addison, father of Joseph Addison the essayist, was born here, 1632; there is an obelisk in a field near Hill Top farm celebrating the event.

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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