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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cardew Mires

Other OS name in the Parish of Dalston

Historical Forms

  • Cartheumyre 1285 CWxxii
  • Cardewemyre 1454 CCt
  • Cardeu mire 1589 ExchKR
  • del Wra in Cartheu 1285 For
  • Cardieuthorn 1504,1507 Orton
  • Cardewbeck 1616 CW(OS)vii

Etymology

is Cartheumyre 1285 CW xxii, Cardewemyre 1454CCt , Cardeu mire 1589ExchKR . v. mýrr. In the parish werealso del Wra in Cartheu 1285For (p), Cardieuthorn 1504, 1507Orton and Cardewbeck 1616 CW (OS) vii .