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Nent, River
runs into:-    South Tyne, River

civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
1Km square:-   NY7446 (etc etc) 
10Km square:-   NY74


photograph
BUJ41.jpg  At Nenthall Bridge,
(taken 23.4.2011)  
photograph
BXL30.jpg  At Foreshield Bridge,
(taken 28.9.2012)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 34 10) 
placename:-  Nent, River
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:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Vent Flu.
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.
image
Sax9NY74.jpg
"Vent flu:"
item:-  private collection : 2
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Vent flu.
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.
image
MER8CumD.jpg
"Vent flu."
double line with stream lines; river, running into the South Tyne 
item:-  JandMN : 169
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Vent flud
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
image
SP11NY74.jpg
"Vent flud"
wiggly line, runs into the South Tyne 
item:-  private collection : 16
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:-  Vent
source data:-   Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe, and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.
image DRY6P168, button  goto source
page 168:-  "... and Vent, and Alne doth lend,
To wait upon her [South Tyne] foorth; ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
image
JAN3NY74.jpg
Single wiggly line. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL9.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Vent River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
image
MD12NY74.jpg
"Vent R."
item:-  JandMN : 90
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
image
BO18NY74.jpg
wiggly line, into the South Tyne 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
image
D4NY74NW.jpg
image
D4NY74NE.jpg
"Nent River"
image
D4NY74SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library


photograph
BUJ50.jpg  At Nentsberry Bridge,
(taken 23.4.2011)  
photograph
BUJ51.jpg  At Nentsberry Bridge,
(taken 23.4.2011)  
photograph
CCL82.jpg  At Foreshield Bridge,
(taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
CCL73.jpg  At Nent Bridge,
(taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
CGL93.jpg  Waterfall,
(taken 1.9.2017)  
photograph
CGL90.jpg  Waterfall,
(taken 1.9.2017)  
photograph
CGL91.jpg  Waterfall,
(taken 1.9.2017)  
photograph
CGL87.jpg  Near Alston,
(taken 1.9.2017)  
photograph
CGL88.jpg  Near Alston,
(taken 1.9.2017)  
photograph
CGL89.jpg  Near Alston,
(taken 1.9.2017)  
photograph
CGL86.jpg  At the weir, Alston
(taken 1.9.2017)  

places:-  
NY73954697 bridge, Blagill (Alston Moor)
NY74884675 Foreshield Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY72434679 Gossipgate Bridge (Alston Moor) L
NY73364691 High Force (Alston Moor)
NY72014673 Low Force (Alston Moor)
NY71944671 mill, Alston (2) (Alston Moor) gone
NY71734666 Nent Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY84 Nent Force Level (Alston Moor)
NY75884577 Nenthall Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY76764491 Nentsberry Bridge (Alston Moor)
NY72054674 weir, Alston (Alston Moor)
NY77904385 Nenthead Bridge (Alston Moor)
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