Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Esk, River (2)

Esk, River (2)

runs into:-

Esk Estuary (2)

civil parish:-

Eskdale (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Bootle (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Muncaster (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Drigg and Carleton (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

1Km square:-

NY2101 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY20

10Km square:-

SD09

BRM62.jpg Upper part of the valley.
(taken 14.9.2009)
photograph

BPF19.jpg At Doctor's Bridge.
(taken 20.5.2008)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 82)
item:- tide

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.
"Ordinary Spring Tides flow to this [ ]"

evidence:-

old map:- Gough 1350s-60s
placename:- Esk

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
"esk"
Running into the sea.
item:- JandMN : 33
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evidence:-

old map:- Gough 1350s-60s
placename:- Esk

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
"esk"
Running into the sea.
item:- JandMN : 34
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evidence:-

old map:- Lloyd 1573
placename:- Esk Flu.

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
"Esk flu."
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA1998.69
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evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)
placename:- Eske flu.

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
"Eske flu."
double line with stream lines; river, running into the sea S of Ravenglass
item:- JandMN : 169
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)
placename:- Esk 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.

SP11SD09.jpg
double line with stream lines, runs into the sea

SP11SD19.jpg
"Esk Flu"
double line with stream lines, then a wiggly line
item:- private collection : 16
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evidence:-

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

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 163:- "...
... Eske her farth'st, so first, a coy bred Cumbrian Lasse,
Who commeth to her Road, renowned Ravenglasse,
..."

evidence:-

old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:- Eske Fl.

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.

DRY521.jpg
"Eske fl"
River, naiad.
item:- JandMN : 168
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evidence:-

perhaps 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:-

probably old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Denok 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.

JAN3SD09.jpg

JAN3SD19.jpg
"Denok fl"
Double wiggly line; the label belongs to the lake?
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:- Denock 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
"Denock 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:- Esk 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.

MD12SD19.jpg
"Esk R."
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Eske 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
"Eske R."
tapering wiggly line
item:- JandMN : 115
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
placename:- Eske, River

source data:-

Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.

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"..."
"Ravenglass ... Here is a commodious Harbour for Ships, made by the Meeting of the River Mute with the Eske. ..."

evidence:-

old text:- Gents Mag

source data:-

Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.

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Gentleman's Magazine 1748 p.292 "... Of all the three streams [at Ravenglass], Esk is the farthest navigable, even a great way above Moncaster hall, Sir Joseph Pennington's seat, quite to the mountains, for vessels of tolerable burthen."

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.

BO18SD08.jpg
wiggly line and river mouth, into the sea
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)
placename:- Esk River

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.

D4SD09NE.jpg

D4SD19NW.jpg
"Esk River"

D4SD19NE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river into the sea; estuary
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old text:- Mackenzie 1776
placename:- Esk, River

source data:-

Charts, and sailing directions, Nautical Descriptions of the West Coast of Great Britain, Bristol Channel to Cape Wrath, by Murdoch Mackenzie, published London, 1776.

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Page 19:- "RAVINGLAS Harbour."
"Ravinglas is a dry Harbour in Cumberland, where three rivulets, Esk, Mite, and Ort, unite. ..."

evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map
placename:- Esk 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.

Ws02SD09.jpg

Ws02SD19.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Skrine 1801
placename:- Esk River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, rivers in Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire and Cheshire, scale about 23 miles to 1 inch, by Henry Skrine, published by P Elmsly, London, 1801.

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M076.jpg
"Esk R."
river
item:- JandMN : 421
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- Esk 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
"Esk R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-

old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:- Esk 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
"Esk R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
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evidence:-

old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:- Esk 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.

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Lw18.jpg
"Esk River"
river
item:- private collection : 18.18
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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.

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

old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd)
placename:- Esk River

source data:-

Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Stree, Soho, London, 1810.

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WL13.jpg
"Esk R."
river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2009.81.10
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evidence:-

old map:- Otley 1818
placename:- Esk 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.

OT02SD19.jpg
"Esk R."
item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd)
placename:- Elk River

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.

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HA14.jpg
"Elk R."
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- JandMN : 91
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evidence:-

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

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 41:- "The Esk, rising on the east of Scawfell, retains its name till it enters the sea at Ravenglass; where the Irt from Wasdale, and the Mite from Miterdale, join it upon the sands. ..."

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Page 108:- "The small river Esk winds along a narrow valley, among verdant fields, surmounted by rugged rocks, ... On the left hand, in travelling down the valley, there are two remarkable cascades. The first is seen from the road; but the other, which lies beyond the chapel, requires a walk of more than half a mile to view it. ..."
"..."

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Page 149:- "A variety of granite with reddish felspar, and which from a deficiency of mica, has sometimes been"

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Page 151:- "called sienite, ... extends to some distance on both sides of the river Esk, ... It contains veins of red hematite and micaceous iron ore. ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:- Esk River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.

FD02SD19.jpg
"Esk R."
item:- JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H

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.

GAR2SD09.jpg
wiggly line, river, broadening into the estuary

evidence:-

perhaps old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, head of Eskdale, and Sca Fell, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

evidence:-

perhaps old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, head of Eskdale, and Sca Fell, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

evidence:-

old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913)
placename:- Esk, River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.

PST2SD19.jpg
"River Esk"
wiggly line, running into Ravenglass harbour
item:- JandMN : 162.2
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evidence:-

old text:- Admiralty 1933
placename:- Esk, River

source data:-

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Page 385:- "..."
"The Irt, Mite, and Esk streams [at Ravenglass Harbour] have their sources near Scafell Pikes in Cumberland, the first from Wast water, 13 miles from Ravenglass; the second near Birnmoor tarn, 8 miles; and the third near Angel tarn, 18 miles."

evidence:-

old postcard:-

source data:-

Postcard, sepia coloured photograph, River Esk at Ravenglass, Muncaster, Cumberland, mid 20th century.

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PH0101.jpg
printed at top:- "Ravenglass, Newtown"
item:- JandMN : 969
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evidence:-

old print:- Farington 1816 (plate 25)

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Wastdale Village, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by J Landseer, published by T Cadell and W Davies, Strand, London, 1815.

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Plate 25 in The Lakes of Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland ... with text by Thomas Hartwell Horne.
item:- private collection : 76
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evidence:-

old print:- Farington 1816 (plate 26)
placename:- Esk, River

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Muncaster Castle and Eskdale, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by John Pye, published by T Cadell and W Davies, Strand, London, 1815.

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BNV38.jpg
Plate 26 in The Lakes of Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland ... with text by Thomas Hartwell Horne:- "[Muncaster Castle] stands on an eminence, ... commanding in front a fine view of the Vale of Esk, flanked on each side, and terminated in front, by the wildest mountain scenery. ... The River Esk, which gives its name to Eskdale, is formed by some small streams which rise near Bow-fell; it falls into the sea at Ravenglass, after a course of about thriteen miles."
item:- private collection : 75
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