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Dry Beck
runs into:-    Hall Burn

civil parish:-   Arthuret (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
1Km square:-   NY4269 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY46

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 10 4) 
placename:-  Dry 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.

evidence:-   probably 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.
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Sax9NY61.jpg
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

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.
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SP14NY61.jpg
wiggly line, into the Hoff Beck 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Drybeck
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.
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D4NY46NW.jpg
"Drybeck"
single or double wiggly line; a river 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

places:-  
NY66341524 ford, Drybeck (Hoff)
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