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Grass Garth

Other OS name in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Girsgarth 1535 Kendii,99 1674,1771 PR
  • Gras(s)garth 1711 1716 Ct 1738 Rent1

Etymology

, Girsgarth 1535 Kend ii, 99, 1674, 1771 PR, Gras (s )garth 1711ib, 1716Ct 8, 1738Rent 1 , ' grass enclosure ' , v. gærs(gres) , garðr , cf. Grassgarth (i, 171infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site