Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Skirwith Beck

Skirwith Beck

runs into:-

Briggle Beck

civil parish:-

Culgaith (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

1Km square:-

NY6132 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY63

BMF36.jpg At the bridge in Skirwith.
(taken 2.6.2006)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 51 13)
placename:- Skirwith 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:-

probably 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.

JAN3NY63.jpg
Single wiggly line; rivers on the map are incorrectly drawn here.
item:- JandMN : 88
Image © see bottom of page

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.

D4NY63SW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; a river into Blencarn Beck at Skirwith
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

places:-

NY61583259 bridge, Skirwith (Culgaith)

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