Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Lyne, River
	parish	Arthuret parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Westlinton parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river
	coordinates:-	NY3765
	10Km square:-	NY36
	parish	Solport parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river
	coordinates:-	NY3765
	10Km square:-	NY47
	1Km square	NY3765
	1Km square	NY3765
		Lyne, River -- Arthuret and Westlinton etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Rack Bridge. -- NY47537071 -- 11.4.2009
		Lyne, River -- Arthuret and Westlinton etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- From Westlinton Bridge. -- 15.9.2006
	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.
		Line R.
	placename:-	Line River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	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 176:-
		...
		... The Leven and other river before-mentioned, rising in the very border of two kingdoms, ...
	placename:-	Leven, River
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	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.
		Leven or Line R.
		wiggly line, and river mouth into the sea
	placename:-	Leven River
	other name:-	Line River
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 161)
		Note that on Bowen's maps, Flu stands for Fluvius.
		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.
		Line Fluvius
	placename:-	Line Fluvius
	date:-	1720
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	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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		Leven River
		Running into the sea.
	placename:-	Leven River
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	old map:-	Ogilby 1675 (plate 62)
		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 7, Cumberland.
		Leven alias Line fluvius
		river crossed by the road, no bridge is drawn; the river is alongside the right of the road for 1.5 miles.
	placename:-	Leven Fluvius
	other name:-	Line Fluvius
	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.
		Leven flud
		Double wiggly line, tapering to single.
	placename:-	Leven Flud
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	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 168:-
	placename:-	Leven
	date:-	1612; 1622
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s; 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.
		Leven flud
		double line with stream lines, runs into the Esk
	placename:-	Leven 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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		Leven flu:
	placename:-	Leven Flu.
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
		courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
		Leven flu
		river
	placename:-	Leven flu.
	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 Line River.
		page 283-284
		Cross the Line River.
	placename:-	Line, River
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
		photographs
		Lyne, River -- Arthuret and Westlinton etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- From Westlinton Bridge. -- 15.9.2006
		Lyne, River -- Arthuret and Westlinton etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- From the railway bridge, Westlinton -- NY38666487 (at) -- 11.4.2009
		Lyne, River -- Arthuret and Westlinton etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- From Cliff Bridge. -- 31.8.2007
		Lyne, River -- Arthuret and Westlinton etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- From Cliff Bridge. -- 31.8.2007
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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