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placename:- Rockcliffe
parish Rockcliffe parish, once in Cumberland
county:- Cumbria
building/s
coordinates:- NY3561
10Km square:- NY36

1Km square NY3561

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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Rockcliff

placename:- Rockcliff
county:- Cumberland
date:- 1839
period:- 19th century, early; 1830s

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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Rowcliff
circle, tower

placename:- Rowcliff
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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Rowcliff
Circle.

placename:- Rowcliff
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.
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Rowcliff
Buildings and tower.

placename:- Rowcliff
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.
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Rawclyffe
circle

placename:- Rawclyffe
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.
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Rowcliff
circle, building, tower

placename:- Rowcliff
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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Marked by little more than a dot and circle.
Rowcliffe

placename:- Rowcliffe
county:- Cumberlandia
building/s
date:- 1576
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s

source:- Lloyd 1573

Map, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.
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Roclyffe

placename:- Roclyffe
date:- 1573
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s

descriptive text:- Gents Mag 1746

Smith 1746 (LakesMap)
On Thursday [7.11.1745] the eastermost column [of rebels] had gained Stangarth side on the English border, ... but that night we learn'd that they had turn'd to the right for Longtown, which gave us hopes that they would continue their march for Row-cliff and pass the river Eden there, ...

placename:- Rowcliff
date:- 1745
period:- 18th century, early; 1740s

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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