Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Ellen, River
	parish	Plumbland parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Aspatria parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Blennerhasset and Torpenhow parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Allhallows parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Dearham parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Crosscanonby parish, once in Cumberland
	parish	Ireby parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		river
	coordinates:-	NY2436
	coordinates:-	NY1641
	coordinates:-	NY0637
	10Km square:-	NY23
	10Km square:-	NY03
	10Km square:-	NY14
	1Km square	NY2436
		Ellen, River -- Plumbland and Aspatria etc -- Cumbria / -- At Arkleby Bridge. -- NY14274044 (at) -- 10.7.2009
		Ellen, River -- Plumbland and Aspatria etc -- Cumbria / -- Sign near Ellenhall Bridge:- -- 'ASPATRIA A.C / PRIVATE FISHING / PERMIT HOLDERS / ONLY' -- NY11643908 (at) -- 27.3.2009
	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.
		Ellen R.
	placename:-	Ellen, 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.
		Ellen R.
	placename:-	Ellen River
	county:-	Cumberland
	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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		Page 40:-
		... The Ellen rises in the mountains north of Skiddaw, and passing Uldale, Ireby, and Ellenborough, falls into the sea at Maryport.
	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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		Ellen R.
	placename:-	Ellen River
	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 171:-
		...
		There still remain ruins of walls at the mouth of the Elen or Elne, as it is now called, which, after a short course, has at its source Ierby, ...
	placename:-	Elen, River
	other name:-	Elne, 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.
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		river
	county:-	Cumberland
	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.
		Elne R.
		double line with stream lines, river mouth at the sea
	placename:-	Elne 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.
		a Stone Bridge
		At mile 23 from Egremont.
	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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		Elne R.
	placename:-	Elne 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 23, Cumberland.
		River crossed by the road over:-
		a Stone bridg
		no bridge is drawn.
	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:-	Cumberland
	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 166:-
	placename:-	Elne
	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.
		Elne fl
		River, naiad.
	placename:-	Elne 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.
		Elne flu
		double line with stream lines, runs into the sea
	placename:-	Elne 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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		Elne flu:
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	placename:-	Elne Flu.
	county:-	Cumberlandia
		river
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
		photographs
		Ellen, River -- Plumbland and Aspatria etc -- Cumbria / -- At Dearham Bridge. -- NY06913718 (at) -- 14.3.2008
		Ellen, River -- Plumbland and Aspatria etc -- Cumbria / -- At Ellenhall Bridge. -- NY11643908 (at) -- 27.3.2009
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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