Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | motte, Irthington | |
| locality:- | Irthington | |
| parish |
Irthington parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| motte | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY49936149 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY46
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| 1Km square | NY4961 | |
 motte, Irthington -- Irthington -- Irthington -- Cumbria / -- 29.3.2008 | ||
| old map:- |
OS County Series (Cmd 17)
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| 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. | ||
| Castle (Site of) | ||
| date:- | 1867=1868 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1860s | |
| hearsay |
Robert de Vaux, Baron of Gilsland, had his castle here in
early norman times. King John stayed here in 1201.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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