Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Swindale Beck

Swindale Beck

runs into:-

Mill Beck (6)

civil parish:-

Dufton (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Long Marton (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

boundary

locality type:-

parish boundary

1Km square:-

NY6928 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY62

CGP09.jpg (taken 19.9.2017)
photograph

CGP10.jpg About
(taken 19.9.2017)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 5 12)
placename:- Swindale 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:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)

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
double line, into the Eden
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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.

JAN3NY71.jpg
Single wiggly line.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)

source data:-

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

click to enlarge
SEL7.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)
placename:- Swindale Beck River

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.

MD10NY72.jpg
"Swindale Beck R"
item:- JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
placename:- Swindalebeck River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.

click to enlarge
COP4.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
Image © see bottom of page

BSX06.jpg (taken 2.6.2010)
photograph

BSX02.jpg After a dry spell.
(taken 2.6.2010)

places:-

NY70032855 footbridge, Dufton (Dufton / Long Marton)

NY68932790 Howe Cauldron (Long Marton / Dufton)

NY68652725 Knock Gill (Dufton / Long Marton)

NY69182849 packhorse bridge, Long Marton (Long Marton) L suggestednot found

NY70032855 water gate, Dufton (Dufton / Long Marton)

NY50881146 waterfall, Swindale (Shap Rural)

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