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Survey of English Place-Names

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Askew Mire

Other OS name in the Parish of Caldbeck

Historical Forms

  • Harskethe Myre, Heskethemyre 1560 Cocker
  • Haskew myre 1578 ib
  • Askewmyre 1652 ib

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Harskethe Myre , Heskethemyre 1560Cocker ,Haskew myre 1578 ib., Askewmyre 1652 ib . Cf. Harescow 1242 FF , Herskugh 1399 IpmR . The forms are too various for any interpretation .