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Glenderaterra Beck
runs into:-    Greta, River

civil parish:-   Underskiddaw (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Threlkeld (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
locality type:-   parish boundary
1Km square:-   NY2926 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY22


photograph
BPC16.jpg (taken 22.4.2008)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 56 15) 
placename:-  Glenderaterra 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:-   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
BO18NY22.jpg
wiggly line, into the Greta 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Glenderaterra
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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D4NY22NE.jpg
"Glenderaterra"
single or double wiggly line; a river 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © 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.
image WS21P109, button  goto source
Page 109:-  "... the precipitous bank of a brawling brook, Glenderaterra-beck, that is heard tumbling from the mountains, and concealed by the woods that hang on its steep banks. ..."
"..."
image WS21P110, button  goto source
Page 110:-  "... [from the front of Mr. Wren's house] A river is seen on both sides of the vale, lengthening its course in meanders, till it meets Threlkeld-water, or Glenderamackin-beck, at New-bridge, where it takes the name of Greeta. ..."

evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Glenderatera
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.
image
Ws02NY22.jpg
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Glendoweratera
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 62:-  "... the river Greeta, which contains the waters of ... Glendoweratera ..."

places:-  
NY29892475 bridge, Brundholme (Threlkeld / Underskiddaw)
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