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place:- Bow Ness
parish Bowness parish, once in Cumberland
county:- Cumbria
headland, imagined
coordinates:- NY1160
10Km square:- NY16
References Speed 1611

1Km square NY1160

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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Boulness
headland

placename:- Boulness
date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s

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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BOULNESSE
headland

placename:- Boulnesse
date:- 1611
period:- 17th century, early; 1610s

note I have found no evidence for a headland called Bow Ness on old maps or charts, as yet. Perhaps it's washed away!

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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