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placename:- Belah, River
parish Kaber parish, once in Westmorland
parish Brough Sowerby parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
river; boundary
coordinates:- NY7912
10Km square:- NY71
county:- Cumbria
parish Kaber parish, once in Westmorland
river
10Km square:- NY81

1Km square NY7912

1Km square NY81

photograph

Belah, River -- Kaber and Brough Sowerby etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Powleyclose Bridge, -- NY83781060 (at) (at) -- 30.4.2010
photograph

Belah, River -- Kaber and Brough Sowerby etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Powleyclose Bridge, -- NY83781060 (at) (at) -- 30.4.2010

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
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wiggly line, into the Eden
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Below or Belo R.
wiggly line

placename:- Below River
other name:- Belo River
date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

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Bello R.
Wiggly line.

placename:- Bello River
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1746
period:- 18th century, early; 1740s

old map:- Badeslade 1742

A Map of Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and descriptive text, Cumberland similarly, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
... The River Eden rises in the E. part of the County, receives first the little River Belo, ...

placename:- Belo, River
date:- 1742
period:- 18th century, early; 1740s

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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Below Flu

placename:- Below Flu.
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1695
period:- 17th century, late; 1690s

old map:- Jansson 1646

Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
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Below fl.
Single wiggly line.

placename:- Below Flud
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1646
period:- 17th century, early; 1640s

old map:- Jenner 1643 -- perhaps relevant

Table of distances and map, Westmerland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643.
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wiggly line
date:- 1643
period:- 17th century, early; 1640s

poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text

Poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton, published 1612, part 2 with Cumbria published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
page 163:-

placename:- Below
date:- 1612; 1622
period:- 17th century, early; 1610s; 1620s

old map:- Drayton 1612/1622

Map, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton in part 2 of Polyolbion, probably engraved by William Hole; published by John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
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Belon flu
River, naiad.

placename:- Belon flu.
date:- 1622
period:- 17th century, early; 1620s

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)

Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
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double line, into the Eden
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Below flu
wiggly line

placename:- Below flu
date:- 1611
period:- 17th century, early; 1610s

old map:- Saxton 1576

Map, 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.
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Below flu:

placename:- Below Flu.
county:- Westmorelandia
river
date:- 1576
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s

photographs
tiny photograph, 
button to large Belah, River -- Kaber and Brough Sowerby etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Oxenthwaite Bridge, -- NY82381196 (at) -- 30.4.2010
tiny photograph, 
button to large Belah, River -- Kaber and Brough Sowerby etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Oxenthwaite Bridge, -- NY82381196 (at) -- 30.4.2010

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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