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Winster, River
runs into:-    Kent Estuary

civil parish:-   Crosthwaite and Lyth (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Upper Allithwaite (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-   Cartmel Fell (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-   Meathop and Ulpha (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Witherslack (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Grange-over-Sands (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
locality type:-   boundary
locality type:-   parish boundary
locality type:-   county boundary (once) 
1Km square:-   SD4285 (etc) 
10Km square:-   SD48


photograph
BJZ71.jpg  From Strawberry Bank; after rain.
(taken 9.11.2005)  
photograph
BLN04.jpg  At Lobby Bridge.
(taken 31.12.2005)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 16) 
placename:-  Winster, 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.
OS County Series (Wmd 37 4) 
OS County Series (Wmd 37 8) 
OS County Series (Wmd 37 12) 
OS County Series (Wmd 37 16) 
OS County Series (Wmd 41 8) 
OS County Series (Wmd 41 12) 
OS County Series (Wmd 45 4) 

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Wynster 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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"Wynster flu:"
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Sax9SD38.jpg
County boundary. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.
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MER5WmdA.jpg
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county boundary with Lancashire 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Wynster flud
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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SP14SD49.jpg
"Wynster flud"
double line; county boundary 
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SP14SD48.jpg
double line, into the Kent Estuary; county boundary 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:-  Winster
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 DRY6P161, button  goto source
page 161:-  "...
Then keeping on her [Kent's] course, though having in her traine,
But Sput, a little Brooke, then Winster doth retaine,
Tow'rds the Verginian Sea,
..."

evidence:-   old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:-  Winster 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.
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DRY523.jpg
"Winster flu"
Rive, naiad. 
item:-  JandMN : 168
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Wynster 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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JAN3SD48.jpg
"Wynster fl."
image
JAN3SD47.jpg
Double wiggly line tapering to single; county boundary. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
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SAN2Cm.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river, county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
image  click to enlarge
SEL7.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Winster Flu.
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.
image
MD10SD48.jpg
"Winster flu"
With the county boundary drawn alongside. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Winster, River
source data:-   Maps, Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and 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; published 1742-49.
"The W. side of this County [Westmorland] is divided from Cumberland by Winander Meer, &the River Winster."

evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Winster River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 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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BD12.jpg
"Winster R"
tapering wiggly line; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.62
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Winster River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
image
SMP2SDP.jpg
"Winster R."
Wiggly line; boundary with Lancashire. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Winster River
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
BO18SD38.jpg
"Winster R."
wiggly line, county boundary Westmorland Lancashire 
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BO18SD37.jpg
wiggly line, into the Kent Estuary, county boundary Westmorland Lancashire 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Witherslack Beck
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
image
J5SD48SW.jpg
"Witherslack B."
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J5SD47NW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Images © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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Ws02SD49.jpg
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Ws02SD48.jpg
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Ws02SD47.jpg
The stream marks the county boundary from the coast. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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CY24SD49.jpg
image
CY24SD48.jpg
river running into the Kent Estuary; county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Aikin 1790 (Wmd) 
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Aikin, London, 1790.
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AIK2.jpg
""
river; on county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 51
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Winster, River
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
image CY38p653, button  goto source
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C38653.jpg
page 653-654  "Cross the Winster River"
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
source data:-   Map, Lancashire, scale about 18 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
image  click to enlarge
GRA1La.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.6
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Winster River
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.
image  click to enlarge
Lw18.jpg
"Winster R."
river 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Winster River
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
image  click to enlarge
COP4.jpg
"Winster R."
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
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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OT02SD48.jpg
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Winster River
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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HA18.jpg
"Winster R."
tapering wiggly line; river 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Winster River
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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FD02SD48.jpg
"Winster R."
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
image
GAR2SD48.jpg
wiggly line, river, and county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   text:- Mason 1907 (edn 1930) 
item:-  county boundaryboundary
source data:-   Text book, The Ambleside Geography Books bk.III, The Counties of England, by Charlotte M Mason, published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, and the Parents' Educational Union Office, 26 Victoria Street, London, edn 1930.
MSN1P031.txt
Page 31:-  "..."
"FURNESS is a bit of Lancashire ... The little Winster stream alone divides it from Westmoreland, ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) 
placename:-  Winster, River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.
image
PST2SD48.jpg
"R. Winster"
wiggly line, running into Kent Estuary, county boundary 
item:-  JandMN : 162.2
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photograph
CEO19.jpg  At a bridge,
(taken 10.2.2016)  
photograph
CCH78.jpg  At Winster Bridge,
(taken 9.11.2005)  
photograph
CCH79.jpg  At Winster Bridge,
(taken 9.11.2005)  
photograph
CCH91.jpg  At Birks Bridge,
(taken 4.2.2015)  

hearsay:-  
John Wilkinson, iron master made the first iron boat, which was launched on the River Winster.

places:-  
SD41319187 Birks Bridge (Cartmel Fell / Crosthwaite and Lyth) L
SD41039083 bridge, Cartmel Fell (Cartmel Fell / Crosthwaite and Lyth)
SD41868921 Burblethwaite Mill (Cartmel Fell)
SD42207968 Castle Head Bridge (Grange-over-Sands) L
SD41449318 Corky Bridge (Crook / Cartmel Fell)
SD413919 ford, Cartmel (Cartmel Fell / Crosthwaite and Lyth)
SD41399497 Goose Mire (Crook)
SD41948491 Helton Tarn tarn 
SD42288856 Lobby Bridge bridge 
SD43038117 Meathop Bridge (Meathop and Ulpha / Upper Allithwaite) gone
SD43068124 Meathop New Bridge (Meathop and Ulpha / Upper Allithwaite)
SD41469353 Middle of Winster Bridge bridge 
SD41908922 Mill Bridge (Cartmel Fell / Crosthwaite and Lyth)
SD41549383 Mill House (Crook)
SD41319409 Old Mill (Crook)
SD41259429 packhorse bridge, Crook (Crook) L
SD42348036 Plank Bridge (Meathop and Ulpha)
SD43237906  (Meathop and Ulpha)
SD42568090 Wilson House Bridge (Meathop and Ulpha / Upper Allithwaite) L
SD41439274 Winster Bridge bridge L
SD42258376 Bleacrag Bridge bridge L
SD41718955 Bowland Bridge bridge 
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