Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Gelt, River
	parish	Brampton parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Hayton parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Castle Carrock parish, once in Cumberland
		river
	coordinates:-	NY5456
	10Km square:-	NY55
	1Km square	NY5456
		Gelt, River -- Brampton and Hayton etc -- Cumbria / -- From High Gelt Bridge; a dry summer. -- NY54155619 (at) -- 11.8.2006
		Gelt, River -- Brampton and Hayton etc -- Cumbria / -- From Low Gelt Bridge. -- NY51975916 (at) -- 16.1.2009
	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.
		Gelt R.
		wiggly line, river
	placename:-	Gelt, River
	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.
		Gelt R.
	placename:-	Gelt River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	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.
		Gelt R.
		wiggly line
	placename:-	Gelt River
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	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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		Gelt R.
	placename:-	Gelt River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 86)
		Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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		In mile 61, Cumberland.
		River crossed by the road over:-
		a bridg
		flowing through a park, no bridge is drawn.
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	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.
		Gelt fl.
		Single wiggly line.
	placename:-	Gelt Flud
	county:-	Cumberland
	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.
		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 167:-
	placename:-	Gelt
	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.
		Gelt flu
		River, naiad.
	placename:-	Gelt Flu.
	date:-	1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1620s
	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.
		double line with stream lines, runs into the Irthing
		Gelt flud
		wiggly line
	placename:-	Gelt flud
	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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		Gelt flu:
	placename:-	Gelt Flu.
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
		courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
		Gelt flu
		river
	placename:-	Gelt flu.
		photographs
		Gelt, River -- Brampton and Hayton etc -- Cumbria / -- From Low Gelt Bridge. -- NY51975916 (at) -- 16.1.2009
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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