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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Leaps Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Walton

Etymology

is so named in 1749 (PR, Laner) . Cf. Leapesmosse , Leeps Moss 1603 Gilsland . v. hrycg , mos .