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Stainton Beck (2)
runs into:-    Bela, River

Stainton Beck
civil parish:-   Stainton (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Preston Richard (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Heversham (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
locality type:-   parish boundary
1Km square:-   SD5285 (etc) 
10Km square:-   SD58


photograph
BMX72.jpg  From Deepthwaite Bridge.
(taken 29.10.2006)  
photograph
BYM95.jpg (taken 7.6.2013)  

evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 38) 
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, continuation of the Road from London to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
image
OG38m247.jpg
In mile 251, Westmoreland. 
River crossed by the road, no bridge drawn. 
item:-  JandMN : 21
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   probably 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
BO18SD48.jpg
wiggly line, into the Kent 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
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.
image
J5SD58SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
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
Ws02SD59.jpg
image
Ws02SD58.jpg
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
CY24SD58.jpg
river running into the Bela 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
BYM69.jpg  At Stainton Bridge.
(taken 7.6.2013)  
photograph
CCP87.jpg  At Rowell Bridge.
(taken 13.3.2015)  

places:-  
SD52218556 bridge, Stainton (2) (Stainton)
SD52268537 Cross Mill (Stainton) gone
SD51858339 Deepthwaite Bridge (Heversham / Preston Richard) L
SD52458593 ford, Stainton (Stainton)
SD52378591 packhorse bridge, Stainton (Stainton) L
SD51998296 Rowell Bridge (Heversham)
SD52268541 Stainton Aqueduct (Stainton) L
SD52288523 Stainton Bridge (Stainton) L
SD51678458 Viver Mill (Stainton)
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