Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Millom Castle
	parish	Millom parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		castle
	coordinates:-	SD17128133
	10Km square:-	SD18
	1Km square	SD1781
		Millom Castle -- Millom -- Cumbria / -- 6.11.2007
	old map:-	OS County Series (Cmd 88 14)
		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:-	Millom Castle
		castle
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H -- probably relevant
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Millom
		blocks, settlement
	placename:-	Millom
	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.
		Castle
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	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 169:-
		...
		... In this [Copeland] at the sandy mouth of the Duden, which separates it from Lancashire, is Millum, a castle of the antient family of the Hodlestons; ...
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	person:-	: Hodleston Family
	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 179:-
		...
		"Between Eske and Doden is set Millum, a castel longing to sir John Hudestan, on the right of Dudden river or Dudden sands." The first lords William and Henry, about the time of Henry II. took their name from it, but t. Henry III. the heiress of Adam de Millum transferred it by marriage to John Hudlestone.
	placename:-	Millum Castel
	person:-	: Milllum Family
	person:-	: Huddlestone Family
	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.
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	placename:-	Millom Castle
		castle
	county:-	Cumberland
	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.
		Millum Castle
		circle and line
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	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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		Millum Castle
		Circle, building with two towers.
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	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.
		Millum cast.
		Buildings and tower with flag.
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	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.
		Millum ca
		circle
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	date:-	1643
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	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.
		Millum cast
		circle, building, tower
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	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 with two towers, symbol for a castle.
		Millu~ cast:
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		castle
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		MILLOM CASTLE / / A 5093 / MILLOM / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / I / 76333 / SD1712781333
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Ruins of castle or moated manor house incorporating present farmhouse. Licence to crenellate 1335, east range later C14, great tower, now farmhouse C16 or Cl7 with later alterations. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings, house partly roughcast with parallel hipped slate roofs. House has hall to north; east range has central gatehouse, kitchen range to north, solar range to south. Windows with pointed heads. East elevation has projecting gatehouse up C17 steps, front wall collapsed, small projection to south. Straight-headed 1st floor window to south return. South elevation of house has varied windows with label moulds, mostly tall 12-pane sashes, later 2-storey wing to west. Cross-axial stack and return lateral stacks. Entrance to wing. West elevation has pointed entrance and window opening to hall, entrance with overlight and 2 sashed windows to house, gabled out-house to wing which has sashed windows. North elevation has later barns abutting. Solar range has 1st floor with larger windows and ogee-headed entrance, probably to garderobe, to south-west angle; ground floor fireplace has smoke hole to outer hall with finial. Gatehouse has signs of 1st floor, small courtyard to west has jamb of entrance with portcullis groove. Kitchen range has segmental-headed fireplace with smoke hole to outer wall. 2 pointed entrances to hall lwhich has signs of east dais and 2 formerly Y tracery north windows. House north elevation has 2 pointed entrances to vaulted cellars; sashed windows, one with bull's eye pane. East elevation has wide-boarded studded door. Moat to west and north. Scheduled Ancient Monument. See T Clare: 'Guide to Archaeological Sites of Cumbria'.
	placename:-	Millom Castle
	district:-	Copeland
		listed building
	coordinates:-	SD17128133
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		GATEPIERS TO NORTH EAST OF MILLOM CASTLE / / A 5093 / MILLOM / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76335 / SD1717481380
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Gatepiers to road. Probably Cl7 or C18. Ashlar. Rusticated square piers with cornices and ball finials.
	district:-	Copeland
		listed building -- gate piers
	coordinates:-	SD17178138
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		GATEPIERS TO EAST OF MILLOM CASTLE / / A 5093 / MILLOM / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76334 / SD1716481323
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Gatepiers. Probably Cl7 or C18. Ashlar. Rusticated piers with cornices and ball finials.
	district:-	Copeland
		listed building -- gate piers
	coordinates:-	SD17168132
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	old print:-	Buck 1739/1837 (edn 1877)
		Print, uncoloured engraving, The North East View of Millum Castle, in the County of Cumberland, drawn and engraved by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, 1739, reprinted by Hudson Scott and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1877.
		With descriptive text of 1837.
		No.14 in The Castles, Abbeys, and Priories of the County of Cumberland, 1877.
		printed at top:-
		THE NORTH-EAST VIEW OF MILLUM-CASTLE, IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND.
		printed at lower left:-
		To William Hudleston Esqr: Propprietor of this Castle, This Prospect is humbly Inscrib'd by his Oblig'd Servts: Saml. & Nathl. Buck.
		printed at lower right:-
		THIS castle was built by Godard de Boyvill, who first possess'd the Manor of Millum. His posterity Arthur, surnam'd de Millum, Henry, William, & Adam, successivley enjoy'd it after him: But the last leaving only one daughter nam'd Joan, who was in ye Reign of King Henry III. married to John Hudleston, it was then transferr'd to that family, in which it has continued 'till the present Time. Saml. & Nathl. Buck delin: et sculp: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 26. 1739.
	placename:-	Millum Castle
	person:-	: Boyvill, Godard de
	person:-	: Millum Family
	person:-	: Hudleston Family
	date:-	1739
	period:-	18th century, early
	hearsay	Pele and hall, from 1335; obscured within the farm buildings.
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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