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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sproatgill, Sproatgill Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Sprot(e)keld 1723,1766 PR(CR)

Etymology

( 1712 PR(CR) , 1865 OS ) ( Sprot (e )keld 1723, 1766 PR(CR) ) , v. sprota ' sprout, shoot ' , gil ' ravine ' , kelda ' spring ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement