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Swindale Beck (2)
runs into:-    Lowther, River

Swindale Beck
civil parish:-   Shap Rural (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   river
1Km square:-   NY5315 (etc) 
10Km square:-   NY51


photograph
CBK46.jpg (taken 19.8.2014)  
photograph
CBK47.jpg (taken 19.8.2014)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 13 16) 
placename:-  Swindale 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 14 9) 

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 20 4) 
placename:-  Swindale 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 20 7) 
OS County Series (Wmd 20 8) 

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
J5NY51NW.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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
Ws02NY51.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
CY24NY51.jpg
river running into the Lowther 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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 
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
GAR2NY51.jpg
wiggly line, river 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
CBK93.jpg (taken 19.8.2014)  
photograph
BLL62.jpg  From near the top of Swindale:-
(taken 14.12.2005)  
photograph
BUA36.jpg  From the footbridge near Truss Gap,
(taken 10.2.2011)  

places:-  
NY52701503 bridge, Swindale (Shap Rural)
NY52331392 bridge, Swindale (3) (Shap Rural)
NY51511322 footbridge, Swindale (Shap Rural)
NY50661161 footbridge, Swindale (2) (Shap Rural)
NY50071145 Forces Falls (Shap Rural)
NY51471318 ford, Swindale (Shap Rural)
NY79461449 New Bridge (Brough)
NY53521591 Parish Crag Bridge (Shap Rural) L
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