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Survey of English Place-Names

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Greenbed

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rockcliffe

Historical Forms

  • Greenbed or Willie of the Boats 1771 Map

Etymology

Until 1816 this carried the main road from England to Glasgow (CW (OS) vii). It is Greenbed or Willie of the Boats 1771 Map.