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Heron Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Herring 1743 PR
  • Heron 1777 PR

Etymology

, 1859OS , possibly named from the local family of Herring (1743 PR 211, etc.) or Mary Heron (1777 PR 328) , but it could be the common type of crag name combined with a bird 's or animal 's name ( cf. Brock Crag i, 162supra ) from ME  he (i )roun ' heron ' , cragge .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement