Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Newby Bridge
	site name:-	Leven, River
	locality:-	Newby Bridge
	parish	Staveley-in-Cartmel parish, once in Lancashire
	county:-	Cumbria
		bridge
	coordinates:-	SD36918636
	10Km square:-	SD38
	1Km square	SD3686
		Newby Bridge -- Leven, River -- Newby Bridge -- Staveley-in-Cartmel -- Cumbria / -- 5.8.2005
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Newby Bridge
		road crosses stream
	placename:-	Newby Bridge
	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.
		Newby Bridge
		Road across stream.
	placename:-	Newby Bridge
	county:-	Lancashire
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Clarke 1787 map (Windermere S)
		Map series, lakes and roads to the Lakes, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, London, included in A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, published by James Clarke, Penrith, and in London etc, from 1787 to 1793.
		Labelling a road:-
		To NEWBERY BRIDGE
	placename:-	Newbery Bridge
	date:-	1787
	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:-	Newby Bridge
		building/s; bridge
	county:-	Lancashire
	old map:-	Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Win/Ble)
		Series of maps, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, of the Grand Lake of Windermere, of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, of Coniston Lake, of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, and Pocklington's Island, by Peter Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1783 to 1794.
		Newby Bridge
		double line over the River Leven
	placename:-	Newby Bridge
	date:-	1783=1794
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s; 1790s
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		Page 26, footnote:-
		... from Kendal to the above-named Bewby-bridge (sic) ... is about 13 miles. ...
	placename:-	Bewby Bridge
	date:-	1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) -- probably relevant
		Simpson probably means the new bridge, rather than the settlement named after it?
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		New Bridge
		Nothing is marked.
	placename:-	New Bridge
	county:-	Lancashire
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		Page 1021:-
		It [Winander Mere] extends itself like a Sea on the West Side from North-bridge on the South, where it contracts itself again into a River to Gresmere North.
	placename:-	North Bridge
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	descriptive text:-	Defoe 1724-26
		Travel book, Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26.
		The great Winander Mere, ... extends it self on the west side [of Westmorland] for twelve miles and more, reckoning from North Bridge on the south, where it contracts it self again into a river ...
	placename:-	North Bridge
	date:-	1724=1726
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	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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		Newbridge
		Double line over a stream.
	placename:-	Newbridge
	county:-	Lancashire
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	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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		New Bidge
		Double line over a stream.
	placename:-	New Bidge
	county:-	Lancashire
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	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.
		Newe Bridge
		double line across the Leven
	placename:-	Newe Bridge
	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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		New bridge
		Over River Leven at foot of Windermere.
	placename:-	New Bridge
	county:-	Lancastria
		bridge
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old print:-	Pearson 1900s
		Print, halftone photograph, Newby Bridge, Foot of Windermere, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Lancashire, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s.
		On p.37 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts.
		printed at bottom:-
		NEWBY BRIDGE, FOOT OF WINDERMERE. (p.40).
	placename:-	Newby Bridge
	date:-	1900=1909
	period:-	1900s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		NEWBY BRIDGE / / / STAVELEY IN CARTMEL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 421934 / SD3690186359
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Bridge over river Leven. Date uncertain, repaired in C17. Stone rubble with limestone coping. Long narrow bridge with 5 segmental arches stepped up to centre, triangular cutwaters between rise to form refuges to both sides.
	placename:-	Newby Bridge
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building
	coordinates:-	SD36908635
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	illustration:-	LNWR 1910
		Guide book, The English Lakes, published by the London and North Western Railway, LNWR, about 1910.
	date:-	1910
	period:-	1910s
	hearsay	Built 1652, replacing a wooden bridge.
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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