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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wild Boar Fell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Wilbrichfell
  • Wilberfell 1636,1652 BdyR(M.3,4)
  • Willbor-fell 1670 CliffordL
  • Wildbore Fell Pike 1684 Dd 1730 Hothf

Etymology

Wild Boar Fell, 'Wildboar fell' Hy 2 (1645) NB 518, 1684BdyR (M. 5), Wilbrichfell n.d. Musg , Wilberfell 1636, 1652BdyR (M. 3, 4), Willbor-fell 1670 CliffordL 144, Wildbore Fell Pike 1684Dd , 1730Hothf . 'Wild boar hill', from ME  wilde-bor and fjall .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site