Horrockwood
Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- Hurrock Wodd 1598 ib
- Horrock Wood 1793 ClarkeM
Etymology
is Hurrock Wodd 1598ib., Horrock Wood 1793 ClarkeM . This is presumably NCy hurrock , ' a piled-up heap of loose stones or rubbish , ' a cognate of Norw dial. horg , ' a heap, confused mass , ' v. EDD .
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
- High and Low Birchclose
- Brackenrigg
- Brownrigg
- Clarkgate
- Common Fell
- Cove
- Crag
- Crofthead
- Folly
- The Hause
- High Ho
- Hill
- 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