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Survey of English Place-Names

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Goatbusk

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Goatbush 1670 ib
  • Galt(e)busk(e) 12 Crk(Nbn4)
  • -hend 1569 ib
  • Gatebusk 1729 PR

Etymology

Goatbusk (lost), 1716, 1774 PR, Goatbush 1670 ib, Galt (e )busk (e )12Crk (Nbn 4), (-hend ) 1569 ib, Gatebusk 1729 PR. 'Boar bush', v. gǫltr , buskr . Cf. Goatscar (i, 161supra ) over the mountain in Longsleddale.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement