High and Low Birchclose
Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- Birkeclousse 1487 Ipm
- Burcloise 1582 ib
- Bircloise beside Stoddow 1590 ib
- Farre Birkclose 1624 ib
- Low Birkclose 1726 ib
- High Birch-close 1775 ib
Etymology
are Birkeclousse 1487 Ipm, Burcloise 1582 ib., Bircloise beside Stoddow 1590 ib.,Farre Birkclose 1624 ib., Low Birkclose 1726 ib., High Birch-close 1775ib . ' Birch tree close , ' v. birki .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aira Force
- Bennethead
- Glencoyne Park
- Gowbarrow Hall, Park and Wood
- Greenah
- Hesket Farm and Wood
- Longthwaite
- Lyulph's Tower
- Maidencastle
- Sparket
- Thackthwaite
- Ulcat Row
- Castlehows Point and Rumneys Mead
Other OS name
- Bennethead Banks
- Glencoyne Bridge
- Greenrow
- Sparket Mill
- Baldhow
- Brackenrigg
- Brownrigg
- Clarkgate
- Common Fell
- Cove
- Crag
- Crofthead
- Folly
- The Hause
- High Ho
- Hill
- Horrockwood
- Jennyhill
- Joyful Tree
- Knotts
- Landends
- Lanehead
- Leaming Ho
- Lowthwaite
- Moorend
- Nabend
- Oldchurch
- Park Ho
- Peely Slapehold
- Priest's Crag
- Riddings Plantation
- Sike
- Skelly Neb
- Thornythwaite
- Todgill
- Tongue
- Townend Bridge
- Wreay
- Yew Crag