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Fresh Creek
locality:-   Burgh Marsh
locality:-   Easton Marsh
civil parish:-   Burgh by Sands (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Bowness (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   parish boundary
locality type:-   boundary
1Km square:-   NY2860 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY26


photograph
CBM40.jpg (taken 22.8.2014)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 15 11) 
placename:-  Fresh Creek
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.
"Fresh Creek"
"Ordinary Spring Tides flow to this point"
about NY28385954 

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
SP11NY25.jpg
inlet through Hadrian's Wall near Bustwath hill 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

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
D4NY26SE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river from the marsh into the sea 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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