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Survey of English Place-Names

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Nab Scar

Early-attested site in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Nab 13 NB 1275 Ch 1787 ClarkeM
  • the Nab(b) 1655 RydalAcct 1737 RydalCt

Etymology

Nab Scar, 1801 DW, (le , la ) Nab 13 NB 150, 1275 Ch, 1787 ClarkeM, the Nab (b )1655RydalAcct 1, 1737RydalCt 1, v. nabbi 'a projecting peak, a hill', here referring to the scarred escarpment above Rydal Water.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name