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Crowdundle Beck
runs into:-    Eden, River

civil parish:-   Culgaith (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Milburn (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
locality type:-   parish boundary
locality type:-   county boundary (once) 
1Km square:-   NY6228 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY62
old boundary
locality:-   Westmorland boundary
locality:-   Cumberland boundary


photograph
CCM27.jpg  At Lounthwaite Bridge,
(taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
CGO95.jpg  At Lounthwaite Bridge,
(taken 19.9.2017)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 4 16) 
placename:-  Crowdundle Beck
placename:-  Crowdundale Beck
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 5 3) 
OS County Series (Wmd 5 5) 
OS County Series (Wmd 5 6) 
OS County Series (Wmd 5 9) 
OS County Series (Cmd 51 14) 
OS County Series (Cmd 60 5) 
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.
"Crowdundale Beck"

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
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
Sax9NY63.jpg
County boundary. 
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.
image
MER8CumD.jpg
double line with stream lines; river, county boundary with Westmorland 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.
image
MER5WmdA.jpg
double line with stream lines; river, running into the Eden, county boundary with Cumberland 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
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.
image
SP11NY63.jpg
wiggly line, runs into the Eden; county boundary 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
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
SP14NY62.jpg
double line, running into the Eden 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
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
JAN3NY63.jpg
Single wiggly line; county boundary. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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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, county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

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

evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL9.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
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.
image
MD12NY62.jpg
Running into the Eden north of Templesowerby. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Blenkern Beck River
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
MD10NY62.jpg
"Blenkern beck R"
With the county boundary drawn alongside; the river is muddled with a minor stream that starts near it but diverges away. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Blenkenbeck 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.
image  click to enlarge
BD10.jpg
"Blenkenbeck R"
tapering wiggly line; county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Blenkernbeck 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
"Blenk[ern]beck R"
tapering wiggly line; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Blenkenbeck River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
image
SMP2NYR.jpg
"Blenkenbeck R."
Wiggly line; boundary with Cumberland. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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
BO18NY52.jpg
wiggly line, into the Eden, county boundary Westmorland Cumberland 
image
BO18NY62.jpg
"Blenkeynbeck R."
wiggly line, county boundary Westmorland Cumberland 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Crowdundle Beck
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
J5NY63SE.jpg
image
J5NY63SW.jpg
image
J5NY62NW.jpg
"Crowdundle Beck"
single or double wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Lounthwaite Beck
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.
image
D4NY63SE.jpg
"Lounthwaite Beck"
image
D4NY62NW.jpg
"Crowdundle Beck"
single or double wiggly line; a river and county boundary 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

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
CY24NY62.jpg
image
CY24NY73.jpg
river; county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
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.
image  click to enlarge
COP3.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river, county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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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; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
image  click to enlarge
HA18.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
CCM26.jpg  At Lounthwaite Bridge,
Wreay Sike entering on the left.
(taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
BME90.jpg  At the bridge, Newbiggin.
(taken 1.6.2006)  

places:-  
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NY62182847 Crowdundle Viaduct (Culgaith / Newbiggin)
NY64043005 Davids Step (Culgaith)
NY69853371 footbridge, Crowdundle Head (Milburn / Culgaith)
NY68243205 Greatdale (Culgaith / Milburn)
NY64493053 Lounthwaite Bridge (Milburn / Culgaith)
NY60822820 Millrigg Bridge (Culgaith / Temple Sowerby)
NY62722871 Newbiggin Bridge (Newbiggin) L
NY61432836 Acorn Bank Mill (Temple Sowerby) L
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