Sowerby Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dalston
Historical Forms
- del Wode de Soureby 1285 For
- Sourebywode 1358 GDR 1360 Carliol
- Sourbywode 1356 1398 Rental 1407 Ass
- Sowerby Wood 1549 FF
Etymology
v. saurr , bȳ . This name has an exact parallel in Castle Sowerby infra 244. Cf. also Icel Saurbær , so called because the district was very boggy (Landnámabók 11, 18, i).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Dalston Bridge
- Dalston Hall
- Beacon Hill
- Bellgate
- Bishop Lough
- Bishop's Dyke
- Brockhole Hill
- Broomfield
- Buebank Lane
- Lingyclose Head
- Millbank Wood
- Moordyke
- Moss End
- New Hall
- Nook Ho
- Nook Lane
- Oaks
- Park Ho
- Pow Bank
- Riddings Gill
- Tom Smith's Leap
- Town Head
- Walk Mill Forge
- Willowclose Wood
- Caldew Bank
- Flanders
- Flat Bank
- Fountain Head
- Green Head
- Green Lane
- Greensyke
- Hall Hill
- Hollin Bush
- Lakerigg
- Lemon Nook
- Sacrebank Wood
- Gatesgill Bridge
- Craketrees
- Longrigg Cottage
- Sandybank
- Cardew Hall
- Cardewlees
- Cardew Mires
- Hawksdale Bridge
- Cunning Garth
- Lowmill