Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Wampool, River
	parish	Holme East Waver parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Bowness parish, once in Cumberland
		river
	coordinates:-	NY1757
	10Km square:-	NY15
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Woodside parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Aikton parish, once in Cumberland
		river
	coordinates:-	NY2453
	coordinates:-	NY1757
	10Km square:-	NY25
	1Km square	NY1757
	1Km square	NY2453
	source:-	OS County Series (Cmd 22)
		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.
		Ordinary Tides flow to this foot bridge
		footbridge at Laythes
	coordinates:-	NY24275567
	date:-	1867=1868
	period:-	19th century, late; 1860s
	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.
		Wampool R.
		wiggly line, river, broader at estuary
	placename:-	Wampool, River
	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.
		Wampool R.
	placename:-	Wampool River
	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.
		river mouth into the sea
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 261)
		Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64.
		Stone Br. over Wample Flu
		At mile 32+ from Egremont.
	placename:-	Wample Flu.
	date:-	1720
	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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		Wampul R.
	placename:-	Wampul River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In mile 32, Cumberland.
		River crossed by the road by:-
		a Stone bridg over Wample fluv:
		no bridge is drawn.
	placename:-	Wample Fluvius
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	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.
		Wampul fl.
		Double wiggly line, tapering to single.
	placename:-	Wampul Flud
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Jenner 1643 -- perhaps relevant
		Table of distances and map, Westmerland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643.
		wiggly line
	date:-	1643
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	poem:-	Drayton 1612/1622 text Drayton 1612/1622 text
		Poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton, published 1612, part 2 with Cumbria published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		page 166:-
		Poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton, published 1612, part 2 with Cumbria published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		page 167:-
	placename:-	Wampull
	date:-	1612; 1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s; 1620s
	old map:-	Drayton 1612/1622
		Map, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton in part 2 of Polyolbion, probably engraved by William Hole; published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		Wampull fl
		River, naiad.
	placename:-	Wampull Fl.
	date:-	1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1620s
	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.
		double line with stream lines, runs into the sea
		Wampul flud
		double line with stream lines
	placename:-	Wampul flud
	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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		Wampull flu:
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		Wampull flu:
	placename:-	Wampull Flu.
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
		courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
		Wampoole flu.
		river
	placename:-	Wampoole flu.
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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