Blasterfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth
Historical Forms
- Blaskery, Blaschersit (sic for -sic) 1142–86 HMCx,318
- Blascher, Blaskersic c.1160 Ch 1294
- Blastefeld 1564 FF
- Blasfield 1617 PR
- MinAccty 1550 Views 1823 M
Etymology
Blasterfield, Blaskery , Blaschersit (sic for -sic )1142–86 HMC x, 318, Blascher , Blaskersic c. 1160 (1294) Ch, Blastefeld 1564FF , Blasfield 1617 PR, Blasterf (i )eld (e ), Blasterfilde 1547 MinAccty 1550Views et passim to 1823 M; it is at the northern end of the great mass of exposed carboniferous limestone extending several miles through Crosby, Orton and Asby parishes. 'Open stretch of land by the dark scar', v. blá(r), sker , feld . The farm is at the upper limit of the enclosed land.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brackenslack
- Oddendale
- Starleyfield
- Threaplands
- High Whitber
- Wickerslack
- Barnskew
- Dryevers
- Gilts
- Haber
- Harberwain
- Lankaber
- Loftern
- Maulds Meaburn
- Reagill
Other OS name
- Bank, Bank Head, Bank Lane, & Bank Moor
- Bastern Gill
- Batling Tree
- Bell Foot
- Black Dub
- Cross Stone
- Great Field Plant
- Hulls, Hulls Wood
- Low Wood Beck
- Raise Howe
- Spring Wood
- Town Head
- Trainlands
- Turnbank
- Wellclose Lane
- Westgill Hill
- White Hag
- Wicker Street
- Wintertarn
- Woodfoot
- Wyebourne
- Wyegill
- Bridgedale Brow
- Broadslack
- Brocks Brow
- Burmont
- Carrick
- Castlehowe Scar
- Coalpit Hill
- Cow Green
- Cow Pasture
- Crabstack
- Crake Trees
- Crosby Gill
- Crosby Hall & Lodge
- Crosby Ravensworth Fell
- Dalebanks
- Deadman's Grave
- Dina Gill
- Edge
- Ewe Close
- Ewe Locks
- Fieldhouse Wood
- Flass Ho
- Four Stones
- Galloway Stone
- Gaythorn Plain
- Gospel Thorn
- Grayber
- The Green
- Greenrigg
- Hard Bank
- Harding's Wood
- Hazel Moor
- High Green
- Holesfoot
- Hollins Scar
- Holme Bridge
- Howarcles
- Howebeck Bridge
- Howe Robin
- Intake Plant
- Iron Hill
- Jacks Well
- Jenny Well
- Johnny Hall's Trees
- Keverigg
- King's Well
- Lane Head
- Longhill Wood
- Long Mire
- Lowfield
- Lowgreen
- Low Row
- Mains Wood
- Maskriggs Wood
- Maulds Meaburn Edge & Moor
- Meaburn Hall
- Micklebank Lane
- Morland Bank
- Penhurrock
- Pithills Plant
- Plover Rigg
- Potrigg
- Raise Bank(lost)
- Ravens Gill
- Reagill Grange
- Roans
- Robin Hood's Grave
- Sandpot Hole
- Scar Plant
- Scattergate Gill
- Seal Howe
- Seat Hill
- Shap Wells
- Slack Randy
- Slacks