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Swale, River
county:-   North Yorkshire
locality type:-   river
10Km square:-   NY80 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY8000
10Km square:-   NY80
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Swale 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.
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"Swale flu:"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Swals flu:
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.
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"Swals flu:"
double line, flowing east 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:-  Swale
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 DRY6P162, button  goto source
page 162:-  "...
... Eden, issuing out of Husseat-Morvill Hill,
And pointing to the North, as then a little Rill,
There simply takes her leave of her sweet sister Swale,
Borne to the selfe same Sire, but with a stronger gale,
Tow'rds the Humber hyes her course, ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Swals Flud
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.
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"Swals fl."
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Swale River
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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"Swale R"
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Swale River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Swale R."
Wiggly line. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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