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Eea, River
civil parish:-   Lower Allithwaite (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
1Km square:-   SD3778 (etc) 
10Km square:-   SD37


photograph
BUE68.jpg  At Rosthwaite Bridge,
(taken 4.3.2011)  
photograph
BXK13.jpg  At Priest Bridge,
notice the cow drinking place.
(taken 21.9.2012)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series
placename:-  Cark Beck
item:-  Eea, 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.
"Cark Beck or River Eea"

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.
image
BO18SD27.jpg
wiggly line, into the Leven Estuary 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Cark River
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.
image
Ws02SD38.jpg
image
Ws02SD37.jpg
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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.
image
GAR2SD37.jpg
wiggly line, river 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

places:-  
SD36117658 bridge, Cark (Lower Holker) L
SD36147658 bridge, Cark (2) (Lower Holker) L
SD3621676569 bridge, Cark (3) (Lower Holker) L
SD36067657 bridge, Cark (4) (Lower Holker) L
SD36237655 bridge, Cark (5) (Lower Holker)
SD37897877 Church Bridge (Lower Allithwaite) L
SD36807719 Priest Bridge (Lower Holker / Lower Allithwaite) L
SD35867642 railway bridge, Cark (4) (Lower Holker)
SD36557671 Rosthwaite Bridge (Lower Holker)
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