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Dallam Wheel

Other OS name in the Parish of Beetham

Etymology

, 1857OS , described as ' in a turn in the river [ Beela ] where formerly was a very rapid eddy ' ( 1777 NB227 ) ; v. Dallam Tower (supra ) , wēl 2 ' river-pool ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site