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placename:- Sprint, River
parish Longsleddale parish, once in Westmorland
parish Whitwell and Selside parish, once in Westmorland
parish Skelsmergh parish, once in Westmorland
parish Strickland Roger parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
river
coordinates:- NY4806
10Km square:- NY40
10Km square:- NY50
10Km square:- SD59
1Km square SD5299 & SD5199 & NY5100 & NY5101 & NY5001 & NY5002 & NY4902 & NY4903 & NY4904 & NY4804 & NY4805 & NY4806 & NY4706 & NY4807 & NY4707 & NY4708 & NY4709
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Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Peaceful, up from Sadgill Bridge, -- NY48320569 (about) -- 24.4.2010
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Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate, up from Sadgill Bridge. -- NY48320569 (about) -- 19.11.2009
descriptive text:- Wilson 1912

Book, Longsleddale, by F M Wilson, published by T Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1912.
The scenery throughout the dale is probably unsurpassed by any in the county, and it has the additional charm of being perfectly natural and free from any artificial effects. The mountains rise grandly on either side of the valley, and from among the rocks, cascades dash down and swell the river Sprint below, on its way to join the Kent. The broken sides of the mountains in rainy weather
old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 27 2,3,7,22,25,26)

OS County Series (Wmd 33 4)

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.
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.
placename:- Sprint, River
source:- OS 1881-82 New Series (outline edition)

Maps, parts of Westmorland, Cumberland, etc now Cumbria, New Series 1 inch maps of England, published by the Ordnance Survey, London, 1881-82; sheets 7, 11, 12, 16..19, 22..25, 28..31, 37..40, 47..50, 58.
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River Sprint
date:- 1881=1882
period:- 19th century, late; 1880s
descriptive text:- Whellan 1860

History and Topography of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, by William Whellan, published by W Whellan and Co, Pontefract, Yorkshire, by Whittaker and Co, London, and by Galt and Co, Manchester, Greater Manchester, 1860.
LONG SLEDDALE CHAPELRY
THIS chapelry embraces a wild and picturesque district, about three miles in breadth, and extending from five to eleven miles north of Kendal. It is intersected by the Sprint rivulet, which runs through a deep vale parallel with the road, till it unites with the Kent about half a mile below Burneside Hall.
date:- 1860
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.
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Sprint R.
wiggly line, river
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placename:- Sprint, River
date:- 1850=1869
period:- 19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
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, ...
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
source:- Housman 1800

Page 70:-
... A large brook intersects a strip of meadow ground which
Page 71:-
runs along the bottom of this vale. ...
Page 72:-
...The mountains now begin to unite their bases, and the road gradually ascends; while the brook, clear as crystal, tumbles with a more violent motion over a stratum of beautiful light blue coloured rock. Here, close by the road, on the left, two separate streams, just before their junction, form each a beautiful cascade - the one about twenty, and the other fifteen feet in height - and, after uniting, fall again about six feet. ...
date:- 1800; 1812
period:- 19th century, early; 1800s
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
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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... [S from Gatescarth] ... you will presently be accompanied by a cataract on the right. ... The water-falls on the right are extremely curious. [level with Buckbarrow]
date:- 1778
period:- 18th century, late; 1770s
descriptive text:- Nicolson and Burn 1777

Book, History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, 2 volumes, by Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burn, published by W Strahan and T Cadell, Strand, London, 1777. (Or reprint 1976)
Sleddale Beck, commonly called Spret, springs in Wrangdale-head in this dale (a place famous for fine blue slate got there), runs southward all along the dale on the west side of the chapel and Ubarrow Hall, from thence on the east side of Burneshead Hall, and about half a mile below falls into the river Kent.
placename:- Sleddale Beck
other name:- Spret
date:- 1777
period:- 18th century, late; 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.
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date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s
old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

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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, ...
date:- 1746
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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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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Spud fl.
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Single wiggly line.
placename:- Spud Flud
county:- Westmorland
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.
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placename:- Sput
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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Sput flu
River, naiad; his rivers are muddled..
placename:- Sput 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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Sput flud
double line
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double line, into the Kent
placename:- Sput 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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Sput flu:
placename:- Sput Flu.
county:- Westmorelandia
river
date:- 1576
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s
source:- EPNS Westmorland 1967

placename:- Sleddalebeck
placename:- Sleddale Beck
records:- Curwen 1926

Curwen, John F
1717 May 3 : The inhabitants of Long Sleddale, Langdale, Grasmere, Rydal and Loughrigg, Ambleside, Troutbeck, Kentmere and several other townships in the Barony of Kendall, show that the great road and public highway between Hawksyde, Ambleside, Shap, Penrith and Appleby, very much used by travellers, drovers and others having occasion frequently to pass and repass to and from the said markets with cattle and other goods, in which public highway there is a water or rivulet called Sadgill which by the violent and sudden rain there is often raised and overflows its banks so that no passenger dare venture to cross the same and many times travellers are forced to stay two or three days before they dare to venture to cross and are often in danger with their cattle of being lost in crossing the said water to the great prejudice of trade, and pray that a bridge may be erected over the same; order that the Chief Constable view the same and report the cost of a bridge on 31 May next. K. Order Book, 1696-1724.
placename:- Sadgill Rivulet
date:- 1717
period:- 18th century, early; 1710s
old map:- WmdRO : WD/Rig/Acc.1296/49

placename:- Sleddale Beck
date:- 1859
period:- 19th century, late; 1850s
descriptive text:- Ffinch 1983

Book, Kendal and the Kent Valley, by Michael Ffinch, published by Robert Hale, London, 1983.
The River Sprint rises high on the fells about a mile south of Haweswater. From the slope of Adam Seat it begins as Wren Gill flowing south between Raven Crag and Goat Scar on its western side, and Buckbarrow on the east. ...
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tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Up from Sadgill Bridge. -- NY48320569 (about) -- 5.12.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Down from Sadgill Bridge. -- NY48320569 (about) -- 15.12.2004
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate above Sadgill Force; 3.5 ins rain in the last 18 hours. -- NY48290562 (about) -- 4.11.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate above Sadgill Force. -- NY48290562 (about) -- 4.11.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate above Sadgill Force. -- NY48290562 (about) -- 4.11.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate above Sadgill Force. -- NY48290560 (about) -- 4.11.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate above Sadgill Force. -- NY48290559 (about) -- 19.11.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In spate above Sadgill Force. -- NY48290559 (about) -- 19.11.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- about to flood, below Sadgill Force. -- NY48290554 (about) -- 4.11.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Up from Tills Hole bridge. -- NY48600512 (about) -- 28.6.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Below Toms Howe, -- NY48600520 (etc) -- 11.4.2010
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Up from Toms Howe bridge. -- NY48970479 (about) -- 28.6.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Down from Toms Howe bridge. -- NY48970479 (about) -- 28.6.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Water gate on a side stream, -- NY49010438 (about) -- 28.6.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Up from the bridge, -- NY49010423 (at) -- 28.6.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Down from the bridge, -- NY49010423 (at) -- 28.6.2009
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- In its low valley mode near Dockernook bridge. -- NY50900146 (about) -- 30.3.2004
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Below Nether House Farm. -- SD51899986 (about) -- 22.4.2004
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The river floods after about 2 and a half inches of rain. These pictures, on Wednesday afternoon, were after 0.69 inches - 17.5mm Monday, 0.84 inches - 21.3mm Tuesday, and most of 2.41 inches - 61.2mm Wednesday.
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- -- 22.2.2012
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- -- 22.2.2012
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- -- 22.2.2012
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- -- 22.2.2012
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- -- 22.2.2012
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- -- 22.2.2012
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tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- By J H Hogg, Kendal, 1900s.
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Postcard.
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Postcard, photograph, Si-Ko series, 1920s-30s?
tiny photograph, button to large Sprint, River -- Longsleddale and Whitwell and Selside etc -- Cumbria / -- Postcard, photograph by Ewan, Kendal, 1900s?
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