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Beckermet
civil parish:-   St John Beckermet (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   St Bridget Beckermet (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY01900667 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY0106
10Km square:-   NY00

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 72 16) 
placename:-  St John Beckermet
placename:-  St Bridget Beckermet
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.
The village either side of Kirk Beck is named differently:-  "St. John Beckermet."
"St. Bridget Beckermet."

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Beckarmond
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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Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Sct Johns Beckarmond"
"St brides"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Beckarmond
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.
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"Beckarmond"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bekarmond
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.
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"Bekarmond"
circle, building, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Bekarmond
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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"Bekarmond"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bekermand
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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"Bekermand"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement or house 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bekermet
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.
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'Bekermet' labels a circle which should be Hale. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Beckermee
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.
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"Beckermee"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Beckermouth
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.
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"Beckermouth"
blocks, and usually a church, labelled in upright lowercase; a village 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Beckermont
source data:-   Map, The Lakes, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, engravedby Neele and Son, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Beckermont"
blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Beckermont
source data:-   Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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"Beckermont"
village or other place 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Beckermont
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Beckermet
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Beckermet"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Linton 1852
placename:-  Beckermont
source data:-   Print, engraving, Beckermont from the School Green, St John Beckermet, Cumberland, drawn by R Shepherd, engraved by W H Lizars, Edinburgh, published by Whittaker and Co, London, and by R Gibson and Son and by Callander and Dixon, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1852.
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Tipped in opposite p.40 of A Handbook of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, by John Linton. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "R. Shepherd delt. / W. H. Lizars sculpt. / BECKERMONT. / from the School Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1158.6
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hearsay:-  
A local saying is:-
"Go together like the lads of Drigg and the lasses of Beckermet"
... originating in the free and easy matrimonial customs of 'their conquerors, the Danes'.

Baron 1925

places:-  
NY01980662 Beckermet Reading Room (St Bridget Beckermet)
NY01580655 Beckermet Station (St Bridget Beckermet)
NY01920667 bridge, Beckermet (St John Beckermet)
NY02170731 Castle Earthworks (St John Beckermet)
NY01830684 Coney Garth (St John Beckermet)
NY01820674 Midtown Farmhouse (St John Beckermet)
NY02120695 Mill Farm (St John Beckermet)
NY01160673 mill, Beckermet (St Bridget Beckermet) suggested
NY01560604 railway bridge, Beckermet (St Bridget Beckermet)
NY01580615 railway bridge, Beckermet (2) (St Bridget Beckermet)
NY01580625 railway viaduct, Beckermet (St John Beckermet / St Bridget Beckermet)
NY020066 Royal Oak (St Bridget Beckermet)
NY01910661 Beckermet School (St John Beckermet)
NY01500607 St Bridget's Church (St Bridget Beckermet)
NY019066 White Mare (St John Beckermet)
NY01870671 St John's Church (St John Beckermet) L
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