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Stybarrow Crag, Dod, & Oaks

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Sty(e)braycragge, -dodd 1573 Comm
  • Stibrah 1787 Clarke
  • Stibray Oaks 1787 ClarkeM
  • Styboar 1793 West

Etymology

, Sty (e )braycragge , -dodd 1573Comm ,Stibrah 1787 Clarke, Stibray Oaks 1787 ClarkeM, Styboar 1793West , cf. Stybarrow Dod (Cu 318) , v. stīg ' steep path ' , and possibly ON  brá ' brow ' , also cragge , dodde ' rounded hill-top ' ; the road , as Mr Bruce Thompson points out , used to go over the top of the crag .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name