Blencow
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dacre
Historical Forms
- Blenco 1231 Pipe
- Blencou 1278,1279 Ass 1286 Ipm 1348 Pat 1359 Ipm
- Blenkou 1279,1292 Ass 1285 For 1317 Cl
- Blenckou 1279 Ass
- Blenkowe 1293 FF
- Gret Blencowe 1563 PR
- Blencoo 1589 LRMB
- Blencowe Magna 1608 LRMB
- Blenkhaw 1255 Ipm
- Blenkhowe 1285 For 1382 Cl
- Blenkhou 1310 Greenfieldi
- Blenchow 1278 Ass
- Blenchou 1279 ib
- Blenkhough 1324 Ass
- Bleyngkowe 1398 Cl
- Blynkowe 1509 LP
- Blincowe 1604 LRMB
- Blencow parva c.1545 CWxiv
- Littell Blencowe 1568 PR
- Blencowe Hall 1587 ib
- Lathes 1292 Ass
- Blencoe-Lathes 1575 Orig
Etymology
The ON haugr, 'hill', has here been added to some earlier British place-name, possibly a derivative of blaen , 'point, summit.' Cf. DEPN s. n .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Dalemain
- Flosh Gate
- Jin Dawson's Wood
- Loudon Hill
- Newbiggin
- Pallethill
- Soulby
- Stainton
- Tymparon Hall
- Aldby
- Burbank Ho
- Fluskew
- Friar's Darrock Wood
- Dunmallard Hill