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Tees, River
runs into:-   [North Sea]

civil parish:-   Milburn (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Dufton (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
locality type:-   county boundary
1Km square:-   NY7831 (etc etc) 
10Km square:-   NY73
county:-   Durham
current boundary
locality:-   Cumbria boundary
coordinates:-   NY77193365
coordinates:-   NY81522841
1Km square:-   NY7733


photograph
BQS14.jpg  Below Cow Green Dam; at the footbridge,
(taken 1.6.2009)  
photograph
BQS15.jpg  At the footbridge,
(taken 1.6.2009)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 1 16) 
placename:-  Tees, 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 (Wmd 2 13) 
OS County Series (Wmd 6 7) 
OS County Series (Cmd 52 6) 
"River Tees"

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Tees Flu.
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
SAX9NY83.jpg
"Tees flu:"
County boundary; note that the map colouring of counties is wrong here. 
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:-  Tees fl.
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
"Tees fl."
tapering wiggly line; river, county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tees Flu.
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.
image
MD10NY82.jpg
"Tees flu"
With the county boundary drawn alongside. 
image
MD10NY81.jpg
"Tees Flu"
item:-  JandMN : 24
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
image
SMP2NYW.jpg
"Tees R."
Wiggly line; boundary of Durham, and Yorkshire. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tees River
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
J5NY73SW.jpg
image
J5NY73SE.jpg
"Tees River"
image
J5NY82NW.jpg
"Tees River"
single or double wiggly line; river; county boundary with Durham 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Tees River
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
D4NY73SW.jpg
"Tees River"
image
D4NY73SE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river and county boundary 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
image
CY24NY73.jpg
"Tees River"
image
CY24NY82.jpg
river; county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Aikin 1790 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Aikin, London, 1790.
image  click to enlarge
AIK2.jpg
"Tees R."
river; on county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 51
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bailey 1797
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Map, soil etc, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by J Bailey, engraved by Neele, Strand, published by Messrs Robinson, Paternoster Row and G Nicol, Pall Mall, London, 1797.
image  click to enlarge
BY05.jpg
"Tees R."
river; on county boundary 
item:-  Armitt Library : A680.3
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
image  click to enlarge
GRA1Wd.jpg
"Tees Riv."
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.4
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Road map, Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
image  click to enlarge
Lw21.jpg
"Tees R."
river; on county boundary 
item:-  private collection : 18.21
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Tees River
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
"Tees R."
tapering wiggly line; river, county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 86
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Tees River
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.
image  click to enlarge
COP4.jpg
"Tees R."
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Road map, Westmoreland, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, 1810, published by W Lewis, Finch Lane, London, 1835?
image  click to enlarge
WAL5.jpg
"Tees R."
river; county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 63
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Tees River
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
image  click to enlarge
HA18.jpg
"Tees R."
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Tees, River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
image
FD02NY73.jpg
"R. Tees"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
BQS19.jpg  Below Cauldron Snout,
(taken 1.6.2009)  

places:-  
NY81182991 Black Brae Nook (Dufton) flooded
NY81412877 bridge, Dufton (Dufton)
NY77193364 Crookburn Foot (Alston Moor / Dufton)
NY80093052 Emerson's Pool (Dufton) flooded
NY78313135 High Crag Pool (Dufton)
NY78483119 Low Crag Pool ()
NY69993405 Tees Head river head 
NY8030 Weel, The (Dufton) flooded
NY81452862 Cauldron Snout (Dufton)
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