Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Cunsey Beck

runs into:-

Windermere lake

civil parish:-

Satterthwaite (formerly Lancashire) (etc)

civil parish:-

Claife (formerly Lancashire)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

boundary

locality type:-

parish boundary

1Km square:-

SD3694

10Km square:-

SD39

BMF91.jpg South from Ees Bridge.
(taken 12.6.2006)
photograph

BPY46.jpg South from Eel Bridge.
(taken 23.1.2009)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Lan 5 10)
placename:- Cunsey 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.
OS County Series (Lan 5 11)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579

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.

Sax9SD39.jpg
item:- private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

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.

SP14SD39.jpg
double line, north from Esthwaite Water, into Windermere
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)

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.

J5SD39SE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.

Ws02SD39.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Windermere S)

source data:-

Map, A Map of the Southern Part of the Lake Winandermere and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Samuel John Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.

CLBSD39W.jpg
item:- private collection : 10.11
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.

CY24SD39.jpg
river from Out Dubs Tarn running into Windermere
item:- JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:- Cunsey Beck

source data:-

Drawing, pencil, bridge on Cunsey Beck, Satterthwaite and Claife, Lancashire, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 23 June 1847.

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AS0276.jpg
"June 23. / Cunsey Beck / Windermere"
page number "67"
item:- Armitt Library : 1958.488.76
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Cunsey Beck

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.

evidence:-

old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
placename:- Cunsey Beck

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874.

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PI03M1.jpg
"Cunsey Beck"
double line with stream lines; river
item:- private collection : 133.1
Image © see bottom of page

places:-

SD38479362 Cunsey Beck Foot locality

SD38109358 Cunsey Bridge (Satterthwaite / Claife) L

SD38239366 Cunsey Mill (Satterthwaite) L out of sight

SD36929408 Eel House Bridge (Satterthwaite / Claife)

SD375937 eel trap, Satterthwaite (Satterthwaite / Claife)

SD36589521 Ees Bridge (Hawkshead / Claife)

SD36599485 Out Dubs Tarn (Claife / Hawkshead)

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