Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Kent, River
	parish	Kentmere parish, once in Westmorland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river
	coordinates:-	NY4506
	10Km square:-	NY40
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Kendal parish, once in Westmorland
	parish	Strickland Ketel parish, once in Westmorland
	parish	Strickland Roger parish, once in Westmorland
		river
	10Km square:-	SD59
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Witherslack parish, once in Westmorland
	parish	Beetham parish, once in Westmorland
	parish	Heversham parish, once in Westmorland
	parish	Levens parish, once in Westmorland
		river
	10Km square:-	SD48
	1Km square	NY4506
	1Km square	SD59
	1Km square	SD48
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Head of the river in Hall Cove, -- NY442097 (about) -- 9.9.2009
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Water, in Kentmere valley. -- SD46719944 (at) -- 17.10.2008
	source:-	OS County Series (Wmd 42)
		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.
		Ordinary Spring Tides flow to this point
		labelled at SD48808470
	date:-	1860=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1860s
	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.
		Kent R.
		wiggly line, river
		R. Kent
	placename:-	Kent, 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.
		Kent River
	placename:-	Kent River
	county:-	Westmoreland
	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.
		Kent River
	placename:-	Kent River
	county:-	Westmoreland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
		Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52.
		Page 18:-
		... The river enters the grounds [of Levens Hall] by a cascade of foaming whiteness, and pursues its way amid lawns, sweetly diversified with trees, whilst herds of deer
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
		Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards.
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		The Kent rising in Kentmere, receives the Sprint from Longsleddale, and the Mint from Bannisdale. It washes the skirts of Kendal, and enters the sea near Milnthorp, where it is joined by the Belo.
		...
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		... Towards the south-east succeeds [from the 3rd division of rocks] a series of rocks of the same dark-blue colour, and principally of a slaty structure: but accompanied in places with a rock, which breaks alike in all directions. This last has supplied a great portion of the rounded
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		stones found in the beds of the rivers Kent and Lune; thus furnishing materials for paving the streets, and repairing the roads in the vicinity.
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	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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		River Kent
	placename:-	Kent, River
		river
	descriptive text:-	Wallis 1810
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 19 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Street, Soho, London, 1810; published 1810-36.
		PRINCIPAL RIVERS.
		This county is well watered by the rivers, Eden, Loder, Ken, and Lune, or Lon. ...
		... The Ken rises from a lake called Kent Mere, near Ambleside, and running S.E. passes by Kendal, when it forms an angle, and turning S. falls into the Irish sea a few miles below Burton
	placename:-	Ken
	date:-	1810
	period:-	19th century, early; 1810s
	descriptive text:-	Baker 1802
		Perspective road map with sections in Lancashire, Westmorland, and Cumberland through Kendal and Penrith ending at Carlisle, by J Baker, London 1802.
		pp.25-26:-
		... Cartmel ... between two bays of the sea, the one formed by the river Kenken, ...
		...
		The road from Kendal to Shap, after passing the fertile vale of the river Ken, ...
	placename:-	Kenken, River
	placename:-	Ken, River
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old text:-	Camden 1789
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 147:-
		...
		... Kendale, or Candale, q.d. the Valley on the Can, a river which runs over rocks through this valley, and gives name to it, on whose western banks is the populous town of Candale or Kirkeby Candale, ...
	placename:-	Can, River
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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		...
		The rivers of this county [Westmorland] are but small, and only three that can properly be called rivers carry their name to the sea: ... The 3d is Kent which rises in Kentmere and washes the vale which from thence receives the name of Kendale, and empties itself into the sea below Levens.
		"Kent river is of a good depth not well to be occupyed with botes for rowlling stones and other moles. Yt risith of very many heddes be likelihood springing within the same shire. A 2 mile about Kendale they come to one good botom and Kentdale town that standeth on the west side of it. Seven or 8 miles from Kendale is a mere commonly called Kenmore." In it is a salmon leap.
	placename:-	Kent, River
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	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.
		Kent River
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	placename:-	Kent River
		river
	county:-	Westmorland
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		... A noble river, the Kent, is discovered flowing briskly through fertile fields, and visiting the town [Kendal] in its whole length. It is crossed by a handsome bridge, where three great roads coincide, from Sedbergh, Kirkby-Stephen, and Penrith. ...
		...
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		... from the crown of it [Force Bridge] have a very singular romantic view of the river both ways, working its passage in a narrow deep channel of rocks, hanging over it in a variety of forms, and streaming a thousand rills into the flood. The rocks in the bottom are strangely excavated into deep holes of various shapes, which, when the river is low, remain full of water, and from their depth are black as ink. ...
		...
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		... The side of the Kent is famous for petrifying springs, that incrust vegetable bodies, such as moss, leaves of trees, &c. There is one on the park [Levens Park], called the Dropping-well.
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		Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
		Page 213:-
		...
		Oct. 9. ... I went up the castle-hill: ... by their [houses] side runs a fine brisk stream, over which there are three stone bridges: ...
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		... The remains of the castle are seated on a fine hill on the side of the river opposite the town; ...
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		[from the castle] ... There is a good view of the town and river, with a fertile open valley, though which it winds.
		After dinner I went along the Millthorp turnpike, four miles to see the falls, or force of the river Kent; ... came to Sizergh ... I soon came to the river; it works its way in a narrow and deep rocky channel, overhung with trees. The calmness and brightness of the evening, the roar of the waters, and the thumping of huge hammers at an iron forge not far distant, made it a singular walk; ...
	date:-	1769; 1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s; 1770s
	old map:-	Bowen and Kitchin 1760
		The river confluences, Kent, Sprint, and Mint are wrong
		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.
		wiggly line, from Kentmere Tarn
		Can R.
		double line with stream lines
		double line with stream lines and river mouth, into an estuary
	placename:-	Can River
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
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		Wiggly line; from Kentmere Tarn.
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		Wiggly line.
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		...
		The River Can, Ken, or Kent, rises at Kentmere, and being joined by two large Rivers before it comes to Kendale, they render it a large Stream, with which is passeth thro' a Stony Channel abounding with Fish, into Solway Frith.
	placename:-	Can, River
	other name:-	Ken, River
	other name:-	Kent, River
	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 S. part of the County [Westmorland] is divided into 2 by the Can or Ken, which gives name to Kendale ...
	placename:-	Can, River
	other name:-	Ken, River
	date:-	1742
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	descriptive text:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 93)
		Road book, Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd, including road strip maps with sections in Westmorland, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, derived from maps by Ogilby, 1675, and a county map of Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, with text by John Owen, published by Emanuel Bowen, London, 1720; published 1720-64.
		Kendal ... So called from its scituation on Kan or Kant Flu. ...
	placename:-	Kent Flu.
	other name:-	Kan Flu.
	other name:-	Kant Flu.
	date:-	1720
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	descriptive text:-	Fiennes 1698
		Travel book, manuscript record of Journeys through England including parts of the Lake District, by Celia Fiennes, 1698.
		The River Can which gives name to the town [Kendal] is pretty large but full of rocks and stones that makes shelves and falls in the water, its stor'd with plenty of good fish and there are great falls of water partly naturall and added to by putting more stones in manner of wyers at which they catch salmon when they leape with speares; the roareing of the water at these places sometymes does foretell wet weather, they do observe when the water roares most in the fall on the northside it will be faire, if on the southside of the town it will be wet; some of them are falls as high as a house ...
	placename:-	Can, River
	date:-	1698
	period:-	17th century, late
	period:-	1690s
	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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		Can Flu.
	placename:-	Can Flu.
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)
		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 0, Westmoreland.
		River through the town.
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 38)
		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 255, Westmoreland.
		River alongside the road:-
		Kent Flu
		and running through Kendal to the north.
		In mile 256, Westmoreland.
		River crossed by a turning into Kendal at:-
		Neither bridg
	placename:-	Kent Flu.
	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.
		Double wiggly line tapering to single.
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Jenner 1643
		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 137:-
		... ...
		page 161:-
		page 162:-
	placename:-	Ken
	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.
		Ken flu:
		River, naiad pouring out water; his rivers are muddled..
	placename:-	Ken 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.
		Can flu
		double line, and estuary
	placename:-	Can 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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	county:-	Westmorelandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	source:-	Lloyd 1573
		Map, Angliae Regni, Kingdom of England, with Wales, scale about 24 miles to 1 inch, authored by Humphrey Lloyd, Denbigh, Clwyd, drawn and engraved by Abraham Ortelius, Netherlands, 1573.
		Cand flu.
	placename:-	Cand Flu.
	date:-	1573
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Gough 1350s-60s
		Reproduction of the Gough Map of Great Britain, reduced size, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875; and a full size line reproduction, with added transcriptions of placenames, 1935.
		Kent
		Flowing from east of Kendal to the sea.
	placename:-	Kent
		river
	road book:-	Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 267-268
		Cross the Ken River.
		page 315-316
		Cross the Ken River.
		twice
		page 333-334
		Cross the Ken River
	placename:-	Ken, River
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.22)
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Print, uncoloured engraving, Kendal, from the Castle, Westmorland, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by W le Petit, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1832-35.
		vol.1 pl.22 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated.
		printed at bottom left, right, centre:-
		T. Allom. / W. Le Petit. / KENDAL, FROM THE CASTLE. / FISHER, SON & CO. LONDON, 1832.
	date:-	1832=1835
	period:-	19th century, early
		photographs
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Waterfoot Bridge. -- NY45630196 (at) -- 17.10.2008
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Water. -- SD46719944 (at) -- 9.10.2008
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Ford Bridge, Burneside, -- SD50629567 (at) -- 22.1.2011
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Kendal Riverside Improvement Scheme, Kendal. -- SD51679312 (N) -- 4.3.2009
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Kendal Riverside Improvement Scheme, Kendal. -- SD51679312 (at) -- 4.3.2009
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- Weir below Stramongate Bridge, Kendal. -- SD51859297 (at) -- 9.4.2006
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- SD50878750 (at) -- 16.6.2008
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- River gorge south of Hawes Bridge, Natland. -- SD511890 (about) -- 12.9.2005
		Kent, River -- Kentmere and Kendal etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- River gorge south of Hawes Bridge, Natland. -- SD511890 (about) -- 12.9.2005
	mapping:-	-- NY44400849 & NY44650781 -- NY45420659 -- NY44970678 Force Jump, Kentmere -- NY45930407 -- NY45450365 -- 45440327 & NY45610253 -- NY45610253 -- NY45450158 -- SD46929908 -- SD47249803 -- SD50889524 -- SD51709434 -- SD51799222 -- SD51789090 -- SD47518420
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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