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Dillicar

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Dilacre, Dylacre 1190–1220 Cockers 1208 Kendi,208 1227 FF 1279 Ass12d 1297 Pat 1375,1377 Ipm 1534 Kendi,209
  • Dilaker 1274 Ipm 1301 Kendi,13 1310 Ipm
  • Dilhaker 1279 Ass16d
  • Dillaker 1307 Ipm 1618 Kendi,210 1612,1657 Comm
  • Dillacre 1404,1635 Kendi,209,ii,435
  • Delacre 1541 Kendi,209
  • Deliacre 1556 ib
  • Delaker 1577 Harrison
  • Dillicar, Dillikar 1574 Rent212 1623 PR(K)
  • Dilli(c)ker 1576,1587 ib
  • Deliker 1599 PR(K)
  • Delicar 1623 ib
  • Deliger 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

'Acre of land growing with dill or vetches', v. dile , æcer .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site