Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Duddon Estuary
	site name:-	Duddon, River
	county:-	Cumbria
		estuary; river estuary -- National Nature Reserve; Special Protection Area; European Marine Site
	coordinates:-	SD1475
	10Km square:-	SD17 , SD27 , SD18 , SD28
	locality:-	Cumberland boundary
	locality:-	Lancashire boundary
	1Km square	SD1475
		Duddon Estuary -- Duddon, River -- Cumberland boundary -- Lancashire boundary -- Cumbria / -- At Millom Pier. -- 13.10.2006
		Duddon Estuary -- Duddon, River -- Cumberland boundary -- Lancashire boundary -- Cumbria / -- At Millom Pier. -- 13.10.2006
	source:-	Martineau 1855
		Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-71.
		Page 107:-
		... the hills sink into heathery undulations, which again subside into a wide alluvion, which stretches to the estuary. When it is high water, the scene is fine: but the vast reaches of sand at low water are dreary. The coast railway is seen crossing the estuary,- its cobweb tracery showing well against the sand or the water. Near at hand Broughton Tower rises from the woods above the little town: but there is nothing else to detain the eye. ...
	date:-	1855
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		area
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Duddon Mouth
	placename:-	Duddon Mouth
	county:-	Lancashire
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Duddon Mouth
	placename:-	Duddon Mouth
	county:-	Lancashire
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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		estuary
	old map:-	West 1784 map
		A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, now Cumbria, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide to the Lakes by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd edition 1784, to 1821.
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		river estuary
	county:-	Lancashire
	county:-	Cumberland
	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.
		river mouth
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
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		Coast line with form lines.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		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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		Foreshore sands outlined by dotted line.
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		The county boundary drawn down the east shore.
	county:-	Cumberland
	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.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		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.
		river channel, foreshore sands
	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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	county:-	Cumberlandia
		estuary
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Hydrographic Office 1850s-90s
		Charts, Irish Sea, Solway Firth, etc, published by the Hydrographic Office, 1850-58.
		coast view on Admiralty chart
		Duddon Entrances
	date:-	1858
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s
		photographs
		Duddon Estuary -- Duddon, River -- Cumberland boundary -- Lancashire boundary -- Cumbria / -- At Millom Pier. -- 13.10.2006
		Duddon Estuary -- Duddon, River -- Cumberland boundary -- Lancashire boundary -- Cumbria / -- 12.6.2006
		Duddon Estuary -- Duddon, River -- Cumberland boundary -- Lancashire boundary -- Cumbria / -- From the road above Rigg Well on the side of Great Burney. -- 2.2.2007
		: 2002: Duddon Estuary European Marine Site: English Nature
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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