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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beck like this:
BECK, a village on the eastern border of Cumberland, 3 ¼. miles NW of Kirkoswald
Beck is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Beck itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beck, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26331
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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