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Potts Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Caldbeck

Historical Forms

  • Potskailles 1592 Cocker
  • Pott gills 1680 ib
  • Pots Gill 1697 ib

Etymology

is Potskailles 1592Cocker , Pott gills 1680 ib., Pots Gill 1697 ib . Cf. Pottas 1225 Scotland .