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| Hang Bridge, Beetham | ||
| Hang Bridge | ||
| site name:- | Bela, River | |
| civil parish:- | Beetham (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | SD51218015 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5180 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD58 | |
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 BPY92.jpg (taken 30.1.2009)  BPY93.jpg (taken 30.1.2009) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 46 8) placename:- Hang Bridge |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | possibly old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 |
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| 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. BO18SD47.jpg road across the Bela item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Hang Bridge |
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| 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. J5SD58SW.jpg "Hang B." circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? and double line, road, across a stream; bridge item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Hong |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24SD58.jpg "Hong" road across a stream; bridge over the Bela item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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 BPY94.jpg Plaque:- "WCC / HANG BRIDGE / REPAIRED 1928" (taken 30.1.2009)  BPY95.jpg Warning sign for the electric wires that cross the stream at the bridge. (taken 30.1.2009) |
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