Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Measand Beck | |
| other name:- | Fordingdale Beck | |
| parish |
Bampton parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| river | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY4815
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| 10Km square:- |
NY41
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| 1Km square | NY4815 | |
 Measand Beck -- Bampton -- Cumbria / -- 11.8.2010 | ||
 Measand Beck -- Bampton -- Cumbria / -- 11.8.2010 | ||
| descriptive text:- |
Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
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| Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52. | ||
| Page 138:- | ||
| ... A richly-wooded promontory, that stretches from the west side of the lake, appears to cut it into two: a little beyond is Fordingdale Beck, presenting some beautiful cascades, ... | ||
| placename:- | Fordingdale Beck | |
| date:- | 1839 | |
| period:- | 19th century, early; 1830s | |
| photographs | ||
| Measand Beck -- Bampton -- Cumbria / -- 11.8.2010 | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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