OS 6" Maps of Cumbria
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Zoomable copies of the Ordance Survey six-inch to the mile maps have been made freely available online by the National Museum of Scotland: http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/os-6-maps-cumbria
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Greenwood Maps Online
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The Lorton and Derwent Fells Local History Society has provided the Greenwood county maps of Cumberland and Westmorland on their website. The maps were surveyed in 1821-3 at one inch to the mile.
David Starkey lecture update
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Bookings are now open for the David Starkey lecture on 11 June. The event, which is hosted by CCHT, is entitled "The Magna Carta 800 Years On", and will take place at the Rheged Centre, near Penrith at 7pm on Thursday 11 June, followed by a buffet supper. Tickets, price £25 (lecture a
Researching the Clergy
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On the 2nd May VCH volunteers attended a training event focused on researching the clergy. This event, held at Carlisle Archive Centre, followed the recent launch of the latest task for VCH volunteers, to gather the names of Anglican clergy for each parish.
