Thomas Denton: A Perambulation of Cumberland, 1687-8, Including Descriptions of Westmorland, the Isle of Man and Ireland

(Cumbria Record Office MS D/Lons/L12/4/2/2)
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-85444-062-7
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 207, 624 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 1120 g

Reihe: Publications of the Surtees Society

Description of Cumberland in the late seventeenth century, with associated material.

This volume prints for the first time the 'perambulation' of Cumberland compiled by the lawyer, Thomas Denton, for Sir John Lowther of Lowther in 1687-8. Denton's manuscript provides the most detailed surviving description of thecounty in the seventeenth century. Taking the methods of earlier antiquaries as a framework, and incorporating much of the text of the history of Cumberland written c.1603 by John Denton, the perambulation includes a wealth of contemporary detail for almost every parish and township in the county, including particulars of land tenure, valuations of estates, population estimates, descriptions of buildings and the histories of landed families. Appended to the description of Cumberland, are a perambulation of Westmorland, and the texts of two important tracts, the genealogy of the Clifford family and a treatise on customary tenantright. The volume is rounded off by descriptions of theIsle of Man and Ireland, taken in part from Camden's Britannia but including detailed topographical accounts of Man and Dublin, based on Denton's own observations. ANGUS J.L. WINCHESTER is Senior Lecturer in History, Lancaster University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wane, Mary

Winchester, Angus J L

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Winchester, Angus J L
ANGUS WINCHESTER is Emeritus Professor of Local and Landscape History at Lancaster University. His interests in common land have developed over many years, arising originally out of research into the history of upland landscapes in northern England. He was also, the first Director of VCH Cumbria until his retirement from Lancaster University in 2016.