Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Murton
	parish	Murton parish, once in Westmorland
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s
	coordinates:-	NY7221
	10Km square:-	NY72
	1Km square	NY7221
		Murton -- Murton -- Cumbria / -- 2.6.2010
		Murton -- Murton -- Cumbria / -- 24.7.2011
	old map:-	OS County Series (Wmd 10 13)
		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:-	Murton
		building/s
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	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.
		Murton
	placename:-	Murton
	county:-	Westmoreland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	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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		Murton
		Circle, building and tower.
	placename:-	Murton
	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.
		Morton
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Morton
	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.
		Morton
		circle, tower
	placename:-	Morton
	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.
		Morton
	placename:-	Morton
	county:-	Westmorelandia
		hamlet
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
		photographs
		Murton -- Murton -- Cumbria / -- 2.6.2010
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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