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Black Beck (9)
Black Beck
civil parish:-   Blawith and Subberthwaite (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
coordinates:-   SD29099178
1Km square:-   SD2991
10Km square:-   SD29

evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Black Beck of Torver
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
image WS21P050, button  goto source
Page 50:-  "... [from station, Coniston 1] a barren bleak mountain frowns in sullen majesty, and down his furrowed side the Black-beck of Torver rolls its fretted torrent. ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con) 
placename:-  Black Beck of Torver
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Coniston Lake, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1788, version published 1809.
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"Mr. West's Black Beck of Torver"
item:-  JandMN : 182.5
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