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Langrickgate, Langrickgate Field

Other OS name in the Parish of Aughton

Historical Forms

  • Landrik(e)mose, Landrykmose 1227,1230 FF 1421 YI
  • Landrik(e)mor 1252 FF
  • Landrik(e)nose 1463 Pat
  • Landrekmoyse 1415 YI
  • Landricknes 1542,1583 NCWills
  • Landricke 1575 FF
  • Landrickes als. Landriggs on the Moor 1622 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) ( 6 ″ ) is Landrik (e )mose ,Landrykmose 1227, 1230 FF, 1421 YI, Landrik (e )mor 1252 FF, Landrik (e )nose 1463 Pat,Landrekmoyse 1415 YI, Landricknes 1542, 1583 NCWills,Landricke 1575 FF, Landrickes als. Landriggs on the Moor 1622FF . ' Strip of land , ' v. land and for the element *ric cf. Escrickinfra 267 . Langrickgate Field is a strip of land between the road called Langrickgate ( v. gata ) and the river Derwent . The final element in the early spellings varies between meos ' moss,marsh , ' mor ' moorland ' and næss ' headland . ' The land here is marshy .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site