Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Cocker, River

Cocker, River

runs into:-

Derwent, River

civil parish:-

Blindbothel (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Lorton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Embleton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Dean (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Buttermere (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Loweswater (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Cockermouth (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

flood

1Km square:-

NY1426 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY12

BLZ99.jpg at Low Lorton.
(taken 3.5.2006)
photograph

BWC56.jpg At Southwaite Bridge,
(taken 19.3.2012)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 55 13)
placename:- Cocker, 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 (Cmd 63 1)
OS County Series (Cmd 63 9)

evidence:-

old map:- Gough 1350s-60s

source data:-

Map, colour photozincograph copy, reduced size facsimile, Gough Map of Britain, scale about 28.5 miles to 1 inch, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875.

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Ggh1Cm.jpg
Tributary to the Derwent, by Cockermouth.
item:- JandMN : 33
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evidence:-

old map:- Gough 1350s-60s

source data:-

Map, lithograph facsimile, Gough Map of Britain, 20 miles to 1 inch? published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1935.

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Ggh2Cm.jpg
Tributary to the Derwent, by Cockermouth.
item:- JandMN : 34
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evidence:-

probably old map:- Lloyd 1573

source data:-

Map, hand coloured copper plate engraving, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.

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Lld1Cm.jpg
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA1998.69
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evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Coker 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.

Sax9NY13.jpg

Sax9NY12.jpg
"Coker flu:"
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

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

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
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double line with stream lines; river, running into the Derwent
item:- JandMN : 169
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Coker flu.

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.

SP11NY12.jpg
"Coker flu"
double line with stream lines, runs into the Derwent
item:- private collection : 16
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evidence:-

poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:- Coker

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.

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page 165:- "... [Derwent] in her way doth win
Cleere Coker her compeere, which at her comming in,
Gives Coker-mouth the name, by standing at her fall,
Into fair Darwents Banks, when Darwent therewithall,
..."

evidence:-

old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:- Cocker 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.

DRY513.jpg
"Cocker flu"
River, naiad.
item:- JandMN : 168
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evidence:-

old map:- Jenner 1643

source data:-

Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.

JEN4Sq.jpg
wiggly line

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Coker 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.

JAN3NY12.jpg
"Coker flu."
Double wiggly line, tapering to single.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
placename:- Coker Fluvius

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96m040.jpg
In mile 43, Cumberland. "Coker fluv:"
River crossed by the road in the middle of Cockermouth, tributary to the Derwent, no bridge drawn.
item:- JandMN : 22
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source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96Bm10.jpg
In miles 10 to 14, Cumberland. "Coker fluv:"
river alongside the right of the road for 4 miles.
item:- JandMN : 22
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evidence:-

old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:- Coker fl.

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.

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SAN2Cm.jpg
"Coker fl."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd)

source data:-

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

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SEL9.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)
placename:- Cocker River

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.

MD12NY12.jpg
"Cocker R."

MD12NY11.jpg
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261)
placename:- Cocker Flu.

source data:-

Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.

B261m10.jpg
At mile 11-14 on right.
item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
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evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Coker River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of 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.

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BD10.jpg
"Coker R."
tapering wiggly line
item:- JandMN : 115
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evidence:-

old map:- Gents Mag 1751
placename:- Cocker River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Black Lead Mines in Cumberland, and area, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by George Smith, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1751.

GM1307.jpg

GM1304.jpg
"Cocker R"
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- JandMN : 114
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Cocker 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.

BO18NY12.jpg
"[Cocker R.]"
wiggly line, into the Derwent
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

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.

D41230E.jpg

D41230I.jpg

D41230H.jpg
river, into the Derwent
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

source data:-

D4NY13SW.jpg

D4NY12NW.jpg
"Cocker River"

D4NY12SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river into the Derwent
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

source data:-

D41230E.jpg

D41230I.jpg

D41230H.jpg
river, into the Derwent
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

source data:-

D4NY13SW.jpg

D4NY12NW.jpg
"Cocker River"

D4NY12SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river into the Derwent
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821)

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.

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Page 139:- "..."
"... The outlet [of crummock Water] is at the north-east corner, by the river Cocker, ..."
"..."

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Page 142:- "... The river Cocker is seen winding through a beautiful and rich cultivated vale, spreading far to the north, variegated with woods, groves, and hanging grounds, in every pleasing variety. ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (But/Cru/Low)
placename:- Cocker River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1794, version published 1800.

CT8NY12L.jpg
"Cocker River"

CT8NY12K.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.2
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evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map
placename:- Cocker River

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.

Ws02NY13.jpg

Ws02NY12.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-

old text:- Camden 1789
placename:- Cokar, River

source data:-

Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.

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Page 170:- "..."
"... the Derwent ... to meet the Cokar. These two rivers at their confluence almost surround Cokarmouth, ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Aikin 1790 (Cmd)
placename:- Cocker River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, by John Aikin, London, 1790.

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AIK3.jpg
"Cocker R."
river
item:- JandMN : 145
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evidence:-

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
placename:- Cocker, River

source data:-

Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.

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C38317.jpg
page 317-318 "Cross the River Cocker."
and again
item:- JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- Cocker River

source data:-

Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.

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GRA1Cd.jpg
"Cocker R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- Cocker River

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
"Cocker R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Cocker River

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.

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:- Cocker River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

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COP3.jpg
"Cocker R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- JandMN : 86
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818
placename:- Cocker River

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.

evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.

evidence:-

descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)

source data:-

Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.

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Page 40:- "... The water issuing from Buttermere, Crummock, and Lowes Water, forms the river Cocker, which falls into the Derwent at the town named, from this circumstance, Cockermouth. ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Cocker, River

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.

evidence:-

old text:- Martineau 1855
item:- flood, 1760

source data:-

Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.

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Page 131:- "... The most tremendous waterspout remembered in the region of the lakes, descended the ravine between Grassmoor and Whiteside, in 1760. It swept the whole side of Grassmoor at midnight, and carried down everything that was lying loose all through the vale below, and"

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Page 132:- "... The end of the matter was, that the flood poured into the Cocker, which rose so as to lay the whole south-western plain under water for a considerable time. ..."

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Page 133:- "[Honister Pass]... is a vast stony valley, ... There are no bridges over the stream (the infant Cocker), which must be crossed many times; and where there are no stepping-stones, the pedestrian must wade. ..."

evidence:-

old print:- Pyne 1853

source data:-

Drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859.