Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Waver, River
	parish	Holme Abbey parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Dundraw parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Holme East Waver parish, once in Cumberland
		river
	coordinates:-	NY1751
	10Km square:-	NY15
	county:-	Cumbria
	parish	Boltons parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Waverton parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Westward parish, once in Cumberland
		river
	coordinates:-	NY2344
	coordinates:-	NY1751
	10Km square:-	NY24
	1Km square	NY1751
	1Km square	NY2344
		Waver, River -- Holme Abbey and Dundraw etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Shaking Bridge. -- 11.4.2007
		Waver, River -- Holme Abbey and Dundraw etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At Waver Bridge. -- NY22294907 (at) -- 11.4.2007
	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.
		Weaver R.
		wiggly line, river
		R. Weaver
	placename:-	Weaver, River
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	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.
		Wiza R.
		wiggly line, and river mouth into the sea at Moricambe Bay
	placename:-	Wiza River
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	old map:-	Bowen 1720 (plate 261)
		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.
		Stone Bridge over Eln Flu
		About mile 27 from Egremont.
	placename:-	Eln Flu.
	date:-	1720
	period:-	18th century, early; 1720s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Morden has labeled the Waver as the Wiza.
		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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		Wiza R.
	other name:-	Wiza River
	county:-	Cumberland
	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 26, Cumberland.
		River crossed by the road by:-
		a Stone bridg over Elne fluv
		no bridge is drawn.
	placename:-	Elne 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.
		Single wiggly line.
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	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.
		Wever fl
		River, naiad pouring out water.
	placename:-	Wever Fl.
	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 Moricambe Bay
	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:-	Cumberlandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	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.
		Running into the sea by Holme Abbey.
		river
	old map:-	Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
		courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
		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 321-322
		Ware Bridge / Cross the Waver River
	placename:-	Waver, River
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
		photographs
		Waver, River -- Holme Abbey and Dundraw etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At New Bridge. -- NY18385143 (at) -- 26.7.2007
		Waver, River -- Holme Abbey and Dundraw etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- At New Bridge. -- NY18385143 (at) -- 26.7.2007
		Waver, River -- Holme Abbey and Dundraw etc -- Cumbria -- Cumbria / -- NY168521 (about) -- 26.7.2007
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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