Kirkcambeck
Early-attested site in the Parish of Askerton
Historical Forms
- Camboc c.1177 Weth 1386 Carliol
- Cambock 1278 Ass
- Kambek 1363 Ipm
- Kirkecamboc c.1280 Laner
- Kirkekambok' 1284 Ass
- Kirkecambok' 1289 ib
- Kircambok 1292 ib
- Kirkambek 1363 Ipm
- Kirkcamocke 1589 ExchKR
- Kirkamocke 1603 Gilsland
- Kircammacke 1669 PR(Laner)
Etymology
'The place on Cam Beck (supra 7) marked by a church,' v. kirkja .According to Hutchinson (ii, 97), the church was in ruins in 1794.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Askerton Castle
- Askerton Park
- Brown Hill
- Bushley Bank
- The Butt
- Cammock Rigg
- Cocklet Rigg
- Collin Bank
- Doe Hill
- Elliotstown
- Fawcettlees
- Flowery Hirst
- Foulbog Rigg and Sike
- Gillalees
- Meughsgate
- High and Low Park
- Parkgate
- Red Hall
- Rigg Head
- Room's Cragg
- Shaw Plantation
- Shopford
- Side Fell
- Smithsteads
- Stack Cleugh
- Woodhead
- Bull Cleugh
- Haining Bank
- Mount Hulie
- Allergarth
- Bush
- Herd Hill
- Oakstock
- Barron's Pike
- The Beacon
- Birch Bush and Birk Bush
- Birky Clugh
- Bogside
- Bottle Crag
- High and Low Grains
- Howdale
- Jobscleugh
- Jock's Hill
- Knorren Lodge
- Lonning Head
- Lynes