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Survey of English Place-Names

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Boostagill

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Bewtsagill 1656 WillS
  • Bustargill 1637 PRClp
  • Boustigill 1656 ib

Etymology

, Bewtsagill 1656 WillS, Bustargill 1637 PRClp, Boustigill 1656 ib , v. gil ' ravine ' ; the first theme may be ' cow-shed path ' , v. bōs , stīg , but the spellings are ambiguous .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site