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Eskrigg End & Tarn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Eskrigge 1595 FF
  • Eskrig(ge) myre, Eskrigges 1628 Kendi,197
  • Eskrigge End 1721 Will 1738 Rent
  • Eskrigg End Tarn 1814 Glebe

Etymology

Eskrigg End & Tarn, Eskrigge 1595FF , Eskrig (ge ) myre , Eskrigges 1628 Kend i, 197, (Eskrigge End ) 1721 Will, 1738Rent , Eskrigg End Tarn 1814Glebe . 'Ash-tree ridge', v. eski , hrycg (hryggr), ende , tjǫrn 'lake'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement