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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


photograph
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.
image
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.
image
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.
image
Ws02SD59.jpg
image
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.
image
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.
image  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.
image  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.
image
GAR2SD58.jpg
wiggly line, river 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
BMX76.jpg  At Wath Sutton Bridge.
(taken 29.10.2006)  

places:-  
SD55358856 Blaystone Bridge (Old Hutton and Holmescales)
SD58478995 bridge, Killington (Killington / Old Hutton and Holmescales)
SD54208451 Challonhall Bridge (Preston Patrick)
SD53478338 Crooklands Aqueduct (Preston Patrick / Preston Richard) L
SD53528371 Crooklands Mill (Preston Patrick)
SD54748566 Gatebeck Bridge bridge 
SD56458843 Hutton Bridge (Old Hutton and Holmescales)
SD54258430 Kaker Mill (Preston Patrick)
SD55878817 mill, Beckside (Old Hutton and Holmescales)
SD56578843 Hutton Bridge Mill (Old Hutton and Holmescales)
SD53428290 Millness Mill (Preston Patrick)
SD53058287 Milton Mill (Preston Richard) L
SD53488350 Peasey Bridge (Preston Patrick)
SD52928263 Wath Sutton Bridge (Preston Patrick / Preston Richard)
SD543855 Gatebeck Gunpowder Mills (Preston Patrick)
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