Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Grainsgill Beck | ||
| runs into:- |  Caldew, River |
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| civil parish:- | Mungrisdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | river | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3133 (etc) | |
| 10Km square:- | NY33 | |
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 BNY79.jpg Above Carrock Fell Mine; and heather. (taken 15.8.2007) |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Gents Mag 1747 placename:- Brandle Gill Beek |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, perspective view, Caudbeck Fells ie
Caldbeck Fells, scale about 1+ miles to 1 inch, published in the
Gentleman's Magazine, 1747. GM1407.jpg "Brandle gill Beek" tapering wiggly line item:- Carlisle Library : Map 43 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag 1747 placename:- Brandlegill Beck |
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| source data:- | Map, perspective view, Caudbeck Fells ie Caldbeck Fells, scale about 1+ miles to 1
inch, and descriptive text, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, November 1747. goto source Page 523:- "... Indeed in Brandlegill-beck, and the Northern descents, copper has been formerly dug, but the mines are long since worn out; hereabouts the lapis calaminaris is also found." |
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