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Pym Chair

Other OS name in the Parish of Taxal

Historical Forms

  • Pim's chayre 1611 LRMB200
  • Pim Chair, Pim Cheare 1738 Dow

Etymology

( 101–995767 ) , Pim 's chayre 1611LRMB 200, Pim Chair , Pim Cheare 1738Dow , from the ME  pers.n. Pimme ( OE  Pymma , v. Reaney s.v. Pim ) and chai(e)re ' a chair ' , ( cf. cadeir ) , referring to the rocks of Taxal Edge , v. 112supra .