Fawcettlees
Other OS name in the Parish of Askerton
Historical Forms
- Fausett Leyes 1589 ExchKR 1601 Survey
- Fawcett Lease 1598 Border
- Falstedlees al. ye Clerkes 1603 Gilsland
Etymology
is Fausett Leyes 1589ExchKR , 1601Survey , Fawcett Lease 1598Border, Falstedlees al. ye Clerkes 1603 Gilsland . Fawcett here , as in Fawcett (We) , is derived from earlier faghesyde , ' variegated (hill)side , ' v. fāg , sīde . Other examples of this name are Facit (PN La 60) , Fawside in Lanchester (PN NbDu 82) , Fawside ( Berwick ) , Fallside Hill in Hume (Berwick) (Williamson 146) . Lees represents OE lǣs , ' pasture . '
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
- 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
- Birch Bush and Birk Bush
- Birky Clugh
- Bogside
- Bottle Crag
- High and Low Grains
- Howdale
- Jobscleugh
- Jock's Hill
- Knorren Lodge
- Lonning Head
- Lynes