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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thack Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Renwick

Historical Forms

  • Thake mire egge 1341 NB
  • Thackemore 1589 LRMB
  • Chackemore edge (sic) 1611 Queen's
  • Thackemyre edge 1612 ib

Etymology

is Thake mire egge 1341 NB, Thackemore 1589LRMB ,Chackemore edge (sic)1611Queen 's , Thackemyre edge 1612 ib . v. þak . It is impossible to tell if the original second element was mýrr or mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement