Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Beckermet

civil parish:-

St John Beckermet (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

St Bridget Beckermet (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY01900667 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY0106

10Km square:-

NY00

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 72 16)
placename:- St John Beckermet
placename:- St Bridget Beckermet

source data:-

Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
The village either side of Kirk Beck is named differently:- "St. John Beckermet."
"St. Bridget Beckermet."

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Beckarmond

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.

Sax9NX91.jpg
Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church. "Sct Johns Beckarmond"
"St brides"
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:- Beckarmond

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.

MER8CumE.jpg
"Beckarmond"
circle
item:- JandMN : 169
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Bekarmond

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.

SP11NY00.jpg
"Bekarmond"
circle, building, tower
item:- private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Bekarmond

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.

JAN3NY00.jpg
"Bekarmond"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd)
placename:- Bekermand

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL9.jpg
"Bekermand"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Bekermet

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.

MD12NX90.jpg
'Bekermet' labels a circle which should be Hale.
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Beckermee

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.

BO18NX90.jpg
"Beckermee"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Beckermouth

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.

D4NY00NW.jpg
"Beckermouth"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- Beckermont

source data:-

Map, The Lakes, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, engravedby Neele and Son, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1Lk.jpg
"Beckermont"
blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Beckermont

source data:-

Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.

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Lw18.jpg
"Beckermont"
village or other place
item:- private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818
placename:- Beckermont

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.

OT02NY00.jpg
item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Beckermet

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.

FD02NY00.jpg
"Beckermet"
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

old print:- Linton 1852
placename:- Beckermont

source data:-

Print, engraving, Beckermont from the School Green, St John Beckermet, Cumberland, drawn by R Shepherd, engraved by W H Lizars, Edinburgh, published by Whittaker and Co, London, and by R Gibson and Son and by Callander and Dixon, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1852.

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LN1E06.jpg
Tipped in opposite p.40 of A Handbook of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, by John Linton.
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "R. Shepherd delt. / W. H. Lizars sculpt. / BECKERMONT. / from the School Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A1158.6
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hearsay:-

A local saying is:-

"Go together like the lads of Drigg and the lasses of Beckermet"

... originating in the free and easy matrimonial customs of 'their conquerors, the Danes'.

Baron 1925

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