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Keekle, River
runs into:-    Ehen, River

civil parish:-   Weddicar (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Moresby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Arlecdon and Frizington (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Cleator Moor (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Egremont (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
locality type:-   parish boundary
1Km square:-   NY0019 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY01


photograph
BPL50.jpg  At High Keekle Bridge.
(taken 15.7.2008)  
photograph
CBZ30.jpg  At Keekle Bridge,
(taken 31.10.2014)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 61 12) 
placename:-  Keekle, River
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.
OS County Series (Cmd 61 16) 
OS County Series (Cmd 67 3) 
OS County Series (Cmd 67 7) 
OS County Series (Cmd 67 11) 

evidence:-   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.
image
Sax9NX91.jpg
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   probably old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  
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.
image
MER8CumE.jpg
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double line with stream lines; river, running into the Ehen 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
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.
image
SP11NY01.jpg
wiggly line, runs into the Ehen 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
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.
image
JAN3NY01.jpg
Single wiggly line. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
image
OG96Bm00.jpg
In mile 1, Cumberland. 
River drawn across the road. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
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.
image  click to enlarge
SAN2Cm.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL9.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
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.
image
MD12NY01.jpg
Running into the Ehen above Egremont. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen 1720 (plate 261) 
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.261, the end of the road from Kendal to Cockermouth and the road from Egremont to Carlisle, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
image
B261m00.jpg
Unamed stream at 1¾miles from Egremont. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.36
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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
BO18NX91.jpg
wiggly line, into the Ehen 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
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.
image
D4NY01SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river into the Ehen 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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.
image  click to enlarge
COP3.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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places:-  
NY01281312 Cleator East Bridge (Cleator Moor / Egremont)
NY00991689 Keekle Bridge (Weddicar)
NY02582142 Keekle High Bridge (Distington / Arlecdon and Frizington)
NY00511618 Keekle Low Bridge (Weddicar / Cleator Moor)
NY00761647 Low House (Cleator Moor)
NY00601572 mill, Weddicar (Weddicar)
NY00491633 railway viaduct, Keekle (Weddicar / Cleator Moor)
NY00821867 Walk Mill (Moresby) gone?
NY00801865 Walkmill Bridge (Moresby / Weddicar)
NY00481631 weir, Keekle (Weddicar / Cleator Moor)
NY01111266 Woodend Mill (Egremont)
NY00501621 High Keekle Bridge (Weddicar / Cleator Moor)
NY01231304 Jockey Bridge (Cleator Moor / Egremont)
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