QUSQUO COTTAGES

[margaretfrank]

Hi I found husbands gt grandparents living at Qusquo cottages near Snaith and Carlton [Selby] in 1881.I can't find out any thing about this unusual name. Any ideas?

[Dazey999]

Google books...

Qusquo Hall and 2 other farms form the hamlet of Qusquo about 2 miles NW from Carlton. 
That's all I could find I'm afraid

Dazey

[The Mc]

I live at Brayton on the outskirts of Selby and am about 3-4 miles away from there....I could have a search for you one day if you wish and take some photos for you....

[margaretfrank]

Thanks thats very kind, We were in Brayton with an American cousin recently looking at The White House were ancestors had lived

[The Mc]

Thanks thats very kind, We were in Brayton with an American cousin recently looking at The White House were ancestors had lived

I've sent you a PM.....

[stanmapstone]

If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html and put the coordinates 462500, 4269000 in to search it will centre the map on Qusquo Cottages, Hall and House. On the right hand side you will see a list of maps of various dates, select the 1971 Post WWII, Yorkshire 1: 2,500 and click on "Enlarge Map", you can then zoom in to see the map in greater detail.

You can see the cottages and hall as they are  today on Google Streetview at http://www.rootschat.com/links/0elz/ 

Stan

[The Mc]

You can see the cottages and hall as they are  today on Google Streetview at http://www.rootschat.com/links/0elz/ 

Stan

That last link throws up a modernish semi-detached house on Jowland Winn Lane whilst the other map shows the property on Chester Wood Road. When I use street view down Chester Wood Road can find what looks like the old cottage.....

[stanmapstone]

I can't see a Chester Wood Road on the map. The Google Streetview shows the hall as it is now, and the modern houses are called Qusquo Cottages on the modern map. There do not appear to be any Qusquo cottages marked on the historic maps, but I assume they would be in the proximity of Qusquo Hall or Qusquo House.

Stan

[The Mc]

Sorry, it should have read Chester Court Road and not Chester Wood Road.
Chester Court Road is a turn off just past the pub on the left side on heading north on the A19 at Camblesforth.......it then goes for 1/2 mile or so then meets Jowland Winn Lane which turns off to the left. Chester Court Road carries on for another mile or so and then rejoins the A19 further north. It passes keepers ciottages etc and it is near herfe where the Oldmaps co-ordinates comes oot.
The Google street view shows a property down Jowland Winn Lane.......

So I am getting a bit more confused now !