Bailey
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bewcastle
Historical Forms
- Baylli 1275 Ipm
- Baly in Nicholeforest 1339 GDR
- Bally t.Hy8 DuLa
- the Balie t.Eliz NB
- the Bale 1583 Border
- ye Bailie 1590 Map
- Baily quarter 1777 NB
Etymology
Bailey here is the name of a district rather than of a particular spot, and the word baillie , bailly (v. NED) is probably used here in the sense 'district under the jurisdiction of a bailiff or bailie.' The district in question was presumably one of the divisions of Nicholforest.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Ashycroft
- Borderrig
- Burnfoot
- Butterhill
- Camps Grave
- Christianbury Crag
- Cleughside
- Coldside
- Craigs
- Hole of Lyne
- Kilnstown
- Knowe
- Lea Hole
- Low Ho
- Lyne Bank Bridge
- The Pike
- Underwood
- Bewcastle Dale
- Kershope Ho
- Kershope Rigg
- Antonstown
- Arthur Seat
- Ash
- Ashy Cleugh
- Croft
- Crosshill
- Crubinshill
- Cuddy's Hall
- Currick
- Dirtup
- Dove Craggs
- The Flatt
- Greenholme
- Hill
- Hillend
- Hobbie Noble's Well
- Mains
- Murrayholme
- Nixonstown
- Nook
- Nunscleugh
- Oakshaw
- Grahams Onset
- High Onset
- Park
- Parkhead
- Parknook
- Peel o' Hill
- Raw
- Roanstrees
- Sandcrook and Slacks
- Saughs
- Saughtrees
- Scotstown
- Short Shank
- Sowerbies
- Stockastead
- Stoneknowe
- Stubb
- Todholes
- Kershopefoot
- Blackpool Gate
- Crookburn
- Horse Head
- Mirygate
- Low Todholes
- Kershope Bridge
- Bankhead
- Crook
- Holmehead
- Mire
- Black and White Preston
- Woodside