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Survey of English Place-Names

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Blease Fell

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Blaze Fell 1823 M

Etymology

, 1859OS , Blaze Fell 1823 M . v. blesi ' bare spot on a hillside ' , cf. Blease Hill (i, 25supra ) ; the name refers to a boulder - bestrewn area on the west side of the fell .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement