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Gavel Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Gable Ridge 1858 O.S.

Etymology

, Gable Ridge 1858 O.S. , cf. Gavel nabb Ric 2 Whit 506 , ' ridge end resembling a gable ' , v. gafl ( as in Great Gable Cu 389 ) , hryggr , nabbi ' hillock ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement