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| Black Beck (9) | ||
| Black Beck | ||
| civil parish:- | Blawith and Subberthwaite (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | river | |
| coordinates:- | SD29099178 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2991 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD29 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Black Beck of Torver |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourcePage 50:- "... [from station, Coniston 1] a barren bleak mountain frowns in sullen majesty, and down his furrowed side the Black-beck of Torver rolls its fretted torrent. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con) placename:- Black Beck of Torver |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Coniston Lake,
scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick,
Cumberland, 1788, version published 1809. CTESD29V.jpg "Mr. West's Black Beck of Torver" item:- JandMN : 182.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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