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Silklake Quarries

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • Silk(e)lake 1608 LRMB
  • Silk Lake 1839 TA

Etymology

, Silk (e )lake 1608LRMB , Silk Lake 1839TA , cf. Silk Lane 1839ib , probably from sēoluc ' gully, drain ' with lacu ' stream ' , but cf. Adam Se (y )lk (e )1323Ct , 1332 SR .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement