Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Helbeck

civil parish:-

Helbeck (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

locality

locality type:-

buildings

coordinates:-

NY79531554 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY7915

10Km square:-

NY71

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 16 11)
placename:- Hillbeck

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.
"Hillbeck"

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:- Helbek

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.

Sax9NY71.jpg
Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus. "Helbek"
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)
placename:- Helbek

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.

SP14NY71.jpg
"Helbek"
circle, tower
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:- Helbeck

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.

JAN3NY71.jpg
"Helbeck"
Buildings and tower.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)
placename:- Helbeck

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL7.jpg
"Helbeck"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Helbeck

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.

MD10NY71.jpg
"Helbeck"
Circle.
item:- JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:- Helbeck

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.

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
placename:- Helbeck

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.

J5NY71NE.jpg
"Helbeck"
blocks, labelled in upright lowercase text; settlement; town?
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

places:-

NY79711560 Helbeck Farm (Helbeck)

NY79401548 Helbeck Grange (Helbeck)

NY79211578 Helbeck Hall (Helbeck) L

NY79951588 Helbeck Quarry, Helbeck (Helbeck)

NY79271545 house, Helbeck (Helbeck)

NY79551576 limekiln, Helbeck (2) (Helbeck)

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