Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Wiza Beck

runs into:-

Wampool, River

civil parish:-

Westward (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Woodside (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Wigton (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

1Km square:-

NY2745 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY24

BNO41.jpg At the bridge just N of Westward village.
(taken 11.4.2007)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 29 5)
placename:- Wiza 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.
OS County Series (Cmd 29 9)
OS County Series (Cmd 29 14)
OS County Series (Cmd 29 15)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579

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.

Sax9NY24.jpg
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd)

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.

SP11NY24.jpg
wiggly line, runs into the Wampool
item:- private collection : 16
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evidence:-

poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:- Wiz

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.

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page 167:- "... Wiz, a neater Nymph scarce of the watry kind;
..."

evidence:-

old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:- Wiz Flu.

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton, probably engraved by William Hole, scale about 4 or 5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Mariott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.

DRY506.jpg
"Wiz flu"
River, naiad pouring out water.
item:- JandMN : 168
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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.

JAN3NY24.jpg
Single wiggly line.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG96Bm25.jpg
In mile 28, Cumberland.
Road descends and ascends hills.
item:- JandMN : 22
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd)

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.

MD12NY24.jpg
Running north past Wigton, into the Wampool; not the stream labelled Wiza.
item:- JandMN : 90
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evidence:-

old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:- Wiza River

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.

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BD10.jpg
"Wiza R."
tapering wiggly line
item:- JandMN : 115
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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.

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.