Peat Cutter's barrow, Foulshaw Moss
Hope, Charity, Faith: Brampton Church
Blaeu, 1639
Brougham Castle
Charcoal Burners on Coniston Lake, from A P Brydson, Two Lakeland Townships, 1908

CWAAS Anniversary Conference Saturday 10 September

Date the event has passed: 02/09/2016

There are still places left at the CWAAS anniversary conference. This special full-day event will explore the Society's contribution to research and scholarship in Cumbria over 150 years. Held at Rheged, the event features an inclusive lunch and has a specially-discounted fee for members of CWAAS and Friends and Patrons of the Regional Heritage Centre. For more details and how to book, visit the Regional Heritage Centre website. Closing date for bookings in Friday 2nd September.

The Jacobite Rising 1715

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A study day will be held on 21 November 2015 at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston to mark the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Preston in 1715. The Battle will be considered both from the local and wider regional context.

New Book on North-West England

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The latest publication from CWAAS is now available: a collection of essays on North-West England in memory of John Todd.

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.

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society