Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Esk, River
	parish	Kirkandrews parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river; boundary; county boundary
	coordinates:-	NY3666
	10Km square:-	NY37
	10Km square:-	NY36
	parish	Rockcliffe parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river
	coordinates:-	NY3666
	10Km square:-	NY36
	parish	Arthuret parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river
	coordinates:-	NY3666
	10Km square:-	NY36
	locality:-	Cumbria boundary
	1Km square	NY3666
	1Km square	NY3666
	1Km square	NY3666
		Esk, River -- Cumbria boundary -- Kirkandrews and Rockcliffe etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Longtown Bridge. -- NY37786888 (at) -- 15.9.2006
		Esk, River -- Cumbria boundary -- Kirkandrews and Rockcliffe etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At the Netherby footbridge. -- 15.9.2006
	source:-	OS County Series (Cmd 10)
		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.
		Ordinary Spring Tides flow to this point
	coordinates:-	NY35836521
	date:-	1867=1868
	period:-	19th century, late; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Esk R.
	placename:-	Esk River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Hall 1820 (Cmd)
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
		tapering wiggly line; river
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1820
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	old map:-	Cooke 1802
		Maps, Westmoreland, Cumberland, etc, now Cumbria, by George Alexander Cooke, London, 1802-10; published 1802-24.
		Liddel R
		tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary
	placename:-	Liddel River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	road book:-	Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 267-268
		Cross the Esk River; and 1 1/4 of a Mile further, on r. a T.R. to Edin[burgh, through Longholm.]
		page 283-284
		Cross the Esk River
		page 337-338
		Cross the Esk River.
	placename:-	Esk, River
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old text:-	Camden 1789
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 175:-
		...
		... Rowcliff ... Above this the two rivers Esk and Leven fall with united streams with one common mouth as it were into Eden frith. The Esk comes from Scotland, but for some miles owns itself a subject of England, and receives the river Kirsop, where the English and Scots lately separated not so much by the river as their mutual fears gave ample proof of the great qualities of both nations. ...
	placename:-	Esk, River
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		quoting John Leland
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 179:-
		...
		... the ryver of Eske in the north side, the which divideth Cumbreland from the batable ground until it come to the arm of the se which divideth England from Scotland.
	other name:-	Eske, River
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
		wiggly line then double line, national boundary Cumberland Scotland
		double line with stream lines, into the sea
		river mouth, into the sea
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		Longtown, near where the Eske and Kirksop Rivers meet: ...
	placename:-	Eske, River
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Badeslade 1742
		A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
		Esk R
		tapering wiggly line; county boundary
	placename:-	Esk River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1742
	period:-	18th century, early
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (EW)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		tapering wiggly line
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Esk River
	placename:-	Esk River
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Seller 1694 (Cmd)
		Map, Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694; editions to 1787.
		tapering wiggly line; river
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1694
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Sanson 1679
		Map, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
		Esk fl.
		tapering wiggly line; river
	placename:-	Esk fl.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1679
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Esk flud
		Double line with stream lines, tapering to single wiggly line.
	placename:-	Esk Flud
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	table of distances:-	Simons 1635 -- possibly relevant
		Table of distances and map of Westmorland, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Mathew Simons, London, 1635-36.
		on thumbnail map
	date:-	1635
	period:-	17th century, early; 1630s
	poem:-	Drayton 1612/1622 text
		Poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton, published 1612, part 2 with Cumbria published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		page 168:-
	placename:-	Eske
	date:-	1612; 1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s; 1620s
	old map:-	Drayton 1612/1622
		Map, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton in part 2 of Polyolbion, probably engraved by William Hole; published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
		Eske flu
		River, naiad.
	placename:-	Eske Flu.
	date:-	1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1620s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cum/EW)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		tapering wiggly line
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		Esk flud
		double line; becomes the national boundary; labelled further NW
		estuary between foreshore sands, runs into the Eden Estuary
	placename:-	Esk flud
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	source:-	Keer 1605
		Map, Westmorlandia et Comberlandia, ie Westmorland and Cumberland now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605; published about 1605 to 1676.
		double wiggly line, tapering to single; river; partly the boundary with Scotland
	county:-	Cumberland
	source:-	Lloyd 1573
		Map, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.
		Esk flu.
	placename:-	Esk Flu.
	date:-	1573
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Gough 1350s-60s
		Reproduction of the Gough Map of Great Britain, reduced size, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875; and a full size line reproduction, with added transcriptions of placenames, 1935.
		esk
		Running into the sea.
	placename:-	Esk
		river
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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		Esk flu
		goto source.
	placename:-	Esk Flu.
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Cooper 1808
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by G and W B Whittaker, 13 Ave Maria Lane, London, 1824.
		Esk R.
		tapering wiggly line; river
	placename:-	Esk River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1808
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old map:-	Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
		courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
		Eske flu.
		river
	placename:-	Eske flu.
	locality:-	Debatable Land
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35 (vol.2 no.25)
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Print, uncoloured engraving, Netherby, Cumberland, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by J C Bentley, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35.
		vol.2 pl.25 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated.
		printed at bottom left, right, centre:-
		T. Allom. / J.C.Bentley. / NETHERBY, CUMBERLAND. / THE SEAT OF SIR JAMES GRAHAM, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY.
	date:-	1832=1835
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Netherby, Cumberland
		Drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by J C Bentley, 1833.
	date:-	1833
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old painting:-
		Painting, watercolour, View of the River Esk at Metal Bridge, Rockcliffe, Cumberland, by James Atherton, 1900s.
		signed & inscribed at bottom left:-
		Jas Atherton Esk [ ] Metal Bridge
	date:-	1900=1909
	period:-	1900s
		photographs
		Esk, River -- Cumbria boundary -- Kirkandrews and Rockcliffe etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Fishing for salmon, below Longtown Bridge. -- NY37786888 (about) -- 15.9.2006
		Esk, River -- Cumbria boundary -- Kirkandrews and Rockcliffe etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Fishing for salmon, below Longtown Bridge. -- NY37786888 (about) -- 15.9.2006
		Esk Estuary
		footbridge, Kirkandrews
		Longtown Bridge, Longtown
		Metal Bridge bridge, Rockcliffe
		railway viaduct, Rockcliffe
		Ravenglass Harbour, Muncaster
		Thistle Viaduct, Kirkandrews
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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