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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wetheriggs

Other OS name in the Parish of Brougham

Historical Forms

  • Enel A, Whitheriggs 1823 M
  • Weatherricks 1829 Dir

Etymology

, Withe - , Wedriggs 1811 Enel A , Whitheriggs 1823 M, Weatherricks 1829 Dir , v. weðer , hrycg .