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Belah, River
runs into:-    Eden, River

civil parish:-   Kaber (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Brough Sowerby (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
1Km square:-   NY7912 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY71
civil parish:-   Kaber (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
10Km square:-   NY81


photograph
BSQ17.jpg  At Powleyclose Bridge,
(taken 30.4.2010)  
photograph
BSQ18.jpg  At Powleyclose Bridge,
(taken 30.4.2010)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 23 3) 
placename:-  Belah, River
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.
OS County Series (Wmd 23 4) 
OS County Series (Wmd 23 7) 
OS County Series (Wmd 23 8) 
OS County Series (Wmd 24 5) 
OS County Series (Wmd 24 10) 

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Below Flu.
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.
image
Sax9NY71.jpg
image
Sax9NY81.jpg
"Below flu:"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Below flu
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
image
SP14NY71.jpg
double line, into the Eden 
image
SP14NY81.jpg
"Below flu"
wiggly line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:-  Below
source data:-   Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe, and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.
image DRY6P163, button  goto source
page 163:-  "...
... Below a bright Nymph, from Stanmore downe doth straine
To Eden, as along to Appleby shee makes,
..."

evidence:-   old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:-  Belon flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton, probably engraved by William Hole, scale about 4 or 5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Mariott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
image
DRY518.jpg
"Belon flu"
River, naiad. 
item:-  JandMN : 168
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evidence:-   perhaps old map:- Jenner 1643
source data:-   Table of distances, with map, hand coloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Thomas Jenner, Cornhill, London, 1643.
image
JEN3Sq.jpg
wiggly line 
item:-  private collection : 52.Wmd
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Below Flud
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.
image
JAN3NY71.jpg
"Below fl."
Single wiggly line. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
image  click to enlarge
SAN2Cm.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Below fl.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL7.jpg
"Below fl"
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Below Flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
image
MD10NY81.jpg
"Below Flu"
item:-  JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Belo, River
source data:-   Maps, Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742; published 1742-49.
"... The River Eden rises in the E. part of the County, receives first the little River Belo, ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Belo River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
image  click to enlarge
BD12.jpg
"Belo R."
tapering wiggly line 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Bello River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
image
SMP2NYQ.jpg
"Bello R."
Wiggly line. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Below River
placename:-  Belo River
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.
image
BO18NY71.jpg
wiggly line, into the Eden 
image
BO18NY81.jpg
"Below or Belo R."
wiggly line 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Below River
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
image
J5NY71SE.jpg
"Below R."
image
J5NY81SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
CY24NY71.jpg
river running into the Eden 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Beeloo River
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
image  click to enlarge
Lw21.jpg
"Beeloo R."
river 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
image  click to enlarge
COP4.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
BSP97.jpg  At Oxenthwaite Bridge,
(taken 30.4.2010)  
photograph
BSP96.jpg  At Oxenthwaite Bridge,
(taken 30.4.2010)  

places:-  
NY79361209 Belah Bridge (Brough Sowerby / Kaber)
NY83801035 Belah Viaduct (Kaber / Stainmore)
NY80751208 ford, Brough Sowerby (Brough Sowerby)
NY82401197 Oxenthwaite Bridge (Stainmore / Kaber)
NY82411199 Oxenthwaite Mill (Stainmore) gone?
NY83781061 Powley Close Bridge (Kaber / Stainmore)
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