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Gatherham Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Wick and Abson

Historical Forms

  • Longe Seatherome (sic for Geatherome) 1638 Inq
  • Gatherum 1720 GR51

Etymology

, 1830 M , Longe Seatherome (sic for Geatherome )1638 Inq, Gatherum 1720GR 51 , probably ' wild dogwood meadow ' , v. gāte-trēow , hamm .