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Survey of English Place-Names

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Scorecrag

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Scarre Crag (sic) 1716 Ct

Etymology

, 1721Ct 11 , 1847 CW xxviii , Scarre Crag (sic)1716Ct 8 , v. skor ' cleft in a rock ' , cragge .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name