Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | St Catherine's Church | |
| locality:- | Crook | |
| parish |
Crook parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| church; tower | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD45009467 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD49
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| 1Km square | SD4594 | |
![]() St Catherine's Church -- Crook -- Crook -- Cumbria / -- 26.4.2008 | ||
![]() St Catherine's Church -- Crook -- Crook -- Cumbria / -- (and rain drops) -- 26.4.2008 | ||
| old map:- |
Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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| 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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| St. Katherines | ||
| circle, tower | ||
| placename:- | St Katherines | |
| date:- | 1760 | |
| period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
| old map:- |
Morden 1695 (Wmd)
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| Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695. | ||
| goto source. | |
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| S Katherines | ||
| Circle. | ||
| placename:- | St Katherines | |
| county:- | Westmorland | |
| date:- | 1695 | |
| period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
| old map:- |
Speed 1611 (Wmd)
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| 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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| S. Katherines | ||
| circle | ||
| placename:- | S. Katherines | |
| date:- | 1611 | |
| period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s | |
| old map:- |
Saxton 1576
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| 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. | ||
| goto source. | |
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| Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. | ||
| Sct Katerens | ||
| placename:- | St Katerens | |
| county:- | Westmorelandia | |
| hamlet | ||
| date:- | 1576 | |
| period:- | 16th century, late; 1570s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| TOWER OF OLD PARISH CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE / / / CROOK / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76395 / SD4498294659 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Church Tower, said to have been built in 1620. The remainder of the church was pulled down in 1887. Rubble walls, plain parapet. Partly blocked segmental arch and blocked doorway with segmental head on ground floor; 2 slit lights to 2nd floor; plain rectangular openings with stone louvres to belfry. RCHM page 72. Ancient Monument No. 108. | ||
| district:- | South Lakeland | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD44989465 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| photographs | ||
| St Catherine's Church -- Crook -- Crook -- Cumbria / -- From the new church. -- 27.1.2012 | |
| St Catherine's Church -- Crook -- Crook -- Cumbria / -- Late winter afternoon. -- 31.12.2005 | |
| St Catherine's Church -- Crook -- Crook -- Cumbria / -- Deatil from a hainging at St Catherin's Church, Crook. -- 27.1.2012 | |
| hearsay |
The tower was built about 1620, on the old church which
dated from about 1516. The body of old church had to be
demolished in 1887, but the tower was kept. It was restored
in 1993.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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