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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brownber, Brownber Tarn

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Brownber tarns 1687 BdyR(Miss1)

Etymology

, Brownber tarns 1687BdyR (Miss 1) , ' brown hill ' , v. brūn , beorg , tjǫrn ' lake ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site