Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Peasey Beck

runs into:-

Bela, River

civil parish:-

Old Hutton and Holmescales (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Beetham (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Preston Richard (formerly Westmorland)

civil parish:-

Preston Patrick (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

boundary

locality type:-

parish boundary

1Km square:-

SD5486 (etc)

10Km square:-

SD58

BTY65.jpg at a bridge,
(taken 28.1.2011)
photograph

BQA62.jpg At Challonhall Bridge.
(taken 6.2.2009)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 42 16)
placename:- Peasey 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 (Wmd 43 9)
OS County Series (Wmd 43 13)
OS County Series (Wmd 46 4)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 43 5)
placename:- Gate 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.

evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 38)

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, continuation of the Road from London to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

OG38m247.jpg
In mile 249, Westmorland.
River crossed by the road by a:- "bridge"
item:- JandMN : 21
Image © see bottom of page

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.

BO18SD48.jpg
wiggly line, into the Bela
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

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.

Ws02SD59.jpg

Ws02SD58.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
Image © see bottom of page

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.

CY24SD58.jpg
river running into the Bela
item:- JandMN : 129
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

possibly old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806

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.

click to enlarge
Lw18.jpg
"[Be ]dee R."
river
item:- private collection : 18.18
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Cooper 1808

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.

click to enlarge
COP4.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river; county boundary and ward boundary
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
Image © see bottom of page

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.