Birch Bush and Birk Bush
Other OS name in the Parish of Askerton
Historical Forms
- Birkebusse 1589 ExchKR 1601 Survey
- the Birkbush 1603 Gilsland
- Birckbushes 1626 Boothby
- Birbus 1686 PR(Laner)
- ye Burbous 1689 ib
- Birch Buss 1741 ib
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) are Birkebusse 1589ExchKR , 1601Survey , the Birkbush 1603 Gilsland, Birckbushes 1626Boothby , Birbus 1686 PR (Laner),ye Burbous 1689 ib., Birch Buss 1741 ib . ' Birch bush , ' v. bierce , birki , buskr . It is impossible to differentiate the forms which refer to these two places .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Askerton Castle
- Askerton Park
- Brown Hill
- Bushley Bank
- The Butt
- Cammock Rigg
- Cocklet Rigg
- Collin Bank
- Doe Hill
- Elliotstown
- Fawcettlees
- Flowery Hirst
- Foulbog Rigg and Sike
- Gillalees
- Meughsgate
- High and Low Park
- Parkgate
- Red Hall
- Rigg Head
- Room's Cragg
- Shaw Plantation
- Shopford
- Side Fell
- Smithsteads
- Stack Cleugh
- Woodhead
- Bull Cleugh
- Haining Bank
- Mount Hulie
- Allergarth
- Bush
- Herd Hill
- Oakstock
- Barron's Pike
- The Beacon
- Birky Clugh
- Bogside
- Bottle Crag
- High and Low Grains
- Howdale
- Jobscleugh
- Jock's Hill
- Knorren Lodge
- Lonning Head
- Lynes