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Survey of English Place-Names

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Merelaw Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Geltsdale

Historical Forms

  • Merelawe hill 1603 Gilsland
  • Mearlawhill 1603 Map

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Merelawe hill 1603 Gilsland, Mearlawhill 1603Map . ' Boundary mound , ' v. (ge)mǣre , hlāw . It is on the county boundary .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement