Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Warwick Bridge
	locality:-	Warwick Bridge
	parish	Wetheral parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		bridge
	coordinates:-	NY46915671
	10Km square:-	NY45
	1Km square	NY4656
		Warwick Bridge -- Warwick Bridge -- Wetheral -- Cumbria / -- 25.8.2006
		Warwick Bridge -- Warwick Bridge -- Wetheral -- Cumbria / -- 25.8.2006
	old text:-	Camden 1789
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 174:-
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		... Warwic ... in the last age a strong stone bridge was built at the expence of the Salkelds and Richmonds: ...
	person:-	: Salkeld Family
	person:-	: Richmond Family
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	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.
		road cross the Eden
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	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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		... In the last Age, the Richmonds and Salkelds bearing the Expence equally, built a very strong Stone Bridge over the Eden for the Convenience of Travellers. ...
	date:-	1746
	person:-	: Richmond Family
	person:-	: Salkelds Family
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 232)
		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.
		Warwick Stone Br. over Eden Flu; mile 64 1/2.
	placename:-	Warwick Stone Bridge
	person:-	: Salkeld Family
	person:-	: Richmond Family
	date:-	1720
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	descriptive text:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 232)
		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.
		Warwick Stone Bridge (at 64 3/4) was built not many years since at the joint & equal expence of the Salkelds and Richmonds, two ancient and worthy Families in this County; out of a generous regard to ye conveniency & safety of Travellers.
	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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		Double line over a stream, over the Eden at Warwick.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 86)
		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 64, Cumberland.
		Road crosses over:-
		a Stone bridg Eden fluv:
		no bridge is drawn.
	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.
		Double line crossing the stream.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	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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	county:-	Cumberlandia
		bridge
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
		photographs
		Warwick Bridge -- Warwick Bridge -- Wetheral -- Cumbria / -- Sandstone plaque on south parapet:- -- 'ARTE ET CONSILIO FRANCISCI GILES ARCH CVRA ET LABORE CVL DENTON PRAEF OPERVM PONS INCHOATVS AN M D CCC XXX III BIENNIO PERFECTVS' -- 25.8.2006
		Warwick Bridge -- Warwick Bridge -- Wetheral -- Cumbria / -- Sandstone plaque on north parapet:- -- 'WARWICK BRIDGE FRANCIS GILES CIVIL ENGINEER WILLIAM DENTON BUIDLER MDCCCXXXIII MDCCCXXXV' -- 25.8.2006
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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