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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: lazytee on Tuesday 18 August 09 08:04 BST (UK)
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Hi RootsChatters!
According to the Brancepeth Baptism Register my gt x 3 grandmother Elizabeth Herring/Heron, baptized March 10th 1754, was the daughter of John Herring of Bogolhole. I have looked for Bogolhole on a large scale map, but can't find it. Does anyone know where it is?
Many thanks,
Lazytee.
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Have you got the original image or a transcription?
Could it have been Byshottles instead?
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Thanks Woody!
I think it must have been a transcription in the index, as I don't remember looking at the microfilm, when at the Durham Records Office. I'm not very good at managing the machinery and tend to avoid it!
I suppose it could be Byshottles.
Any other ideas, anyone?
Lazytee
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Hi
If you google 'Boggle Hole Brancepeth' you get a number of hits including the Durham Records Online website which lists Boggle Hole as being in the Parish of Brancepeth.
It doesn't help you in terms of the exact location though
Susan :)
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http://www.oldukphotos.com/durham-willington.htm
Snow boarding in Boggle Hole Bank
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Hi Susan!
Many thanks for that. I had tried looking for Bogglehole in the Ordnance Survey Gazetteer, but it didn't come up with anything. It is such a fascinating name I feel I have to follow it up.
I also have great x 2 grandparents who in 1851 were living at "Cats Arse", Crawcrook, shown as "Cats Hole" on the 1850s O. S. map! These make my own address of "White Cottage" seem very tame!
Cheers,
Lazytee
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"Cat's Arse" !!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hi again Woody!
Very many thanks for the wonderful photo of the sledging at Boggle Hole Bank. It seems like Boggle Hole is closer to or part of Willmington. This helps my researches immensely. Marvellous, I am very pleased.
Cheers,
Lazytee
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Hurray! Found it! It's just about half a mile to the north west of Willington, east of Bowden Close and on the footpath from Helmington Row to Milkup Bank. What wonderful place names they have in these parts!
Many thanks to you both.
Lazytee.
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Boggle Hole apparently means 'Haunted Hollow'
Stan
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Thank you for the explanation of the name Boggle Hole, Stan. It seems absolutely right.
I found the exact location through your exchange of messages on Rootsweb (via Google) with Kevin Wardle last year and was intending to contact you to express my thanks. I know you are a regular RootChatter. I used the link to the Durham County Council map site and was delighted to see Boggle Hole marked on the old map. So easy - excellent. I have now looked at the aerial view on Google Maps and see that there is no building there now, only a tree and field markings of a possible enclosure. I expect Boggle Hole was just a small farmhouse or cottage when my gt x 3 grandma was born there in 1754.
Many thanks again. I am thrilled with this discovery.
Lazytee
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There is also a Boggle Hole in Lamesley Parish.
Janis
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and a Bogle Hole in Iveston :)
Stan
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Hello boggle hole is in the area of helmington row in between crook and willington. Coincidence there is a deep cave in the woods there? Could it be the boggle hole?
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Boggle Hole was a building Can be seen on this map http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=17&lat=54.7172&lon=-1.7119&layers=171&right=BingHyb
Stan
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Many thanks again, Stan. No wonder the house is no longer there!
Regards, Hazel.
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I also have great x 2 grandparents who in 1851 were living at "Cats Arse", Crawcrook, shown as "Cats Hole" on the 1850s O. S. map!
Totally off topic, but I can imagine the scene where the enumerator innocently asked
"Cat's Hole ?? Where's that?"
:-)
Boo
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You can see Catshole on the map at http://maps.nls.uk/view/102341443#zoom=5&lat=2551&lon=12045&layers=BT
Stan
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Thanks again, Stan. You are always a mine of information.
Cheerio for now,
Hazel