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Howegrain Beck
runs into:-    Sandwick Beck

locality:-   Howe Grain
civil parish:-   Martindale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
coordinates:-   NY44321990
1Km square:-   NY4419
10Km square:-   NY41


photograph
BLO91.jpg  Looking south from Christy Bridge.
(taken 25.1.2006)  
photograph
BMY27.jpg  By Beckside Farm, Sandwick.
(taken 2.11.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 12 8) 
placename:-  Howgrane 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:- Saxton 1579
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.
image
Sax9NY41.jpg
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
image
SP11NY41.jpg
double line, runs into Ullswater; Westmorland 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
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.
image
SP14NY41.jpg
double line, into Ullswater 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   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.
image
JAN3NY41.jpg
Single wiggly line. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
image
MD12NY41.jpg
Running into Ullswater to the south of Markendale Chap. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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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
BO18NY31.jpg
wiggly line, into the Sandwick Beck 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
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
J5NY41NW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Ull) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Accurate Map of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
image
CT5NY41J.jpg
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.7
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evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ullswater) 
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Lake Ullswater and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
image
CL4NY41E.jpg
item:-  private collection : 10.4
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evidence:-   probably 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.
image  click to enlarge
COP4.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river, in Martindale 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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photograph
BZZ32.jpg (taken 27.2.2014)  
photograph
BZZ33.jpg (taken 27.2.2014)  

places:-  
NY43291900 bridge, Martindale (3) (Martindale)
NY43351833 Christy Bridge (Martindale) L
NY42701926 footbridge, Martindale (2) (Martindale)
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