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Ben, Bewcastle
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Ben
civil parish:-   Bewcastle (formerly Cumberland) (guess) 
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
10Km square:-   NY67 (guess) 
10Km square:-   NY67
references:-   Perrot 1823

evidence:-   old map:- Perrot 1823
placename:-  Ben
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 38 miles to 1 inch, by Aristide Michel Perrot, engraved by Migneret, 1823, published by Etienne Ledoux, 9 Rue Guenegaud, Paris, France, 1824-48.
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"Ben"
hill hachuring; mountain 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.45
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