HiRt- Gen. 1-2-41 424771 THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND AND CUMBERLAND. OF CUMBERLAND IN GENERAL. UMBERLAND, according to Mr. Denton, on the fouth-weft part thereof, is divided from Furnefs, which is a part of the county of Lancaster, by the river Dudden, which falls into the Irish sea at Millum caftle; afcending by the banks of that river up to Ulfay or Woolfhey park at Blackhill, to the fhire ftone upon the mountain Wrynofe at the head of Dudden, where it meets with the county of Westmorland, first at Little Langdale in the fells; fo, leaving on the eaft Great Langdale and Gresmere, it bordereth on the fame all the way to Dunmaile Raife; and thence on the backside of Hilvellen or Hill-Belyne hill, by the head of Glenrhodden beck, to the head of Glencune beck; and fo, down that rill or little beck Glencune, to Ulfwater; thence, by the river Aymot, which runneth forth of Ulfwater at Pooley ftank, defcending by Dacre caftle and Carleton until it receive the river Lowther under Brougham caftle, and till it be received by the great river Eden; and fo up Eden unto the foot of Kirkland and Newbiggin beck, by which it is fevered from Westmorland until it come to the head fpring thereof. It joins again with Westmorland in the mountains, for the space of five or fix miles; then meeting with a little corner of Yorkshire, it is bounded by the fame to the head of the great river Tees, which divideth there Yorkshire from the county of Durham; and from thence to Kellowplaw hill by the fame. county of Durham. From Kelloplaw hill to Alnburne it adjoineth to the VOL. II. county B |