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Survey of English Place-Names

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Grisedale Beck, Brow, Forest, Hause, & Tarn

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Grysdale Beck 1793 West
  • forrest de Greisdale 1588 Rent
  • -Hass 1860 OS
  • the Hawes 1801 DW
  • Grisdale Tarn 1787 Clarke
  • the Tarn 1800 DW

Etymology

( 1777 NB 408 , Grysdale Beck 1793 West ) ( 1865 OS ) ( 1865 OS , forrest de Greisdale 1588Rent ) ( -Hass 1860OS , the Hawes 1801 DW ) ( Grisdale Tarn 1787 Clarke,the Tarn 1800 DW ) , v. Grisedale (supra ) , bekkr , brū , forest , hals ' pass ' , tjǫrn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement