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| Horton Beck | ||
| locality:- | Horton in Ribblesdale | |
| county:- | North Yorkshire | |
| locality type:- | river | |
| coordinates:- | SD80777268 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD8072 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD87 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Horton Beck placename:- Horton Brook |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourceTour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century Page 275:- "..." "... Horton-beck, or brook, runs through the one, and Bransil-beck through the other of these pits [Hulpit Hole and Huntpit Hole], but through which I cannot remember: they each run under ground near a mile: Horton-beck appearing again at Dowgill-scar, and Bransil-beck at a place called Bransil-head. But what is most extraordinary, these subterranean brooks cross each other under ground, without mixing waters, the bed of one being on a stratum above the other: this was dis-" goto sourcePage 276:- "[dis]covered by the muddy water, after a sheep-washing, going down the one passage, and the seeds or husks of oats that were sent down the other.- ..." |
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