Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Morland Beck

Morland Beck

civil parish:-

Morland (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

1Km square:-

NY6022 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY62

BMD20.jpg (taken 29.5.2006)
photograph

BMD19.jpg (taken 29.5.2006)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 8 11)
placename:- Morland 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.

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.

J5NY52SE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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.

CY24NY52.jpg
river, incorrectly joining the Leith
item:- JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.