Map Index

Early maps of Westmorland and West Riding of Yorkshire

• 1756 map of England, showing location of Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Sedbergh
• 1770 map of Ravenstonedale area
• 1770 map of Kirkby Stephen and Brough area
• 1770 map of Sedbergh area
• an early map of Westmorland (date and source unknown)
• c1845 Map of Westmorland by J Archer - a steel engraving for Dugdale's England and Wales Delineated
• 1843 Tithe maps of Sedbergh , Hallbank and area to the east of Hallbank  you can also see a current photograph of the whole of this area, marked with the locations of some of the properties mentioned on the Tithe Maps
• 1843 Tithe schedules detailing tenants

Note: some of these maps are large files and will take some download - please be patient

Some interesting links for maps held at Rootsweb.com:

• Westmor Land.   1626  John Bill in An Abridgment of Camden's Britannia – map and description of Westmorland - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/ENG/WES/bill_wes_1626.html   

• Westmoreland. 1695  Robert Morden in Camden's "Britannia" – if this map is accurate, it would appear that Adamthwaite farm was then located in an area then covered by Mallerstang Forest http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/ENG/WES/morden_wes_1695.html

• The Road from London to Carlisle commencing at the Chester Road(Darlaston Bridge,Staffs)   1766 London Magazine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/ENG/WES/lonmag_darlaston-car_1766.htm

• Westmorland 1860. Robert Creighton, engr. J. & C. Walker for Lewis's Topographical Dictionary http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/ENG/WES/creighton_wes_1860.html

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