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Kirket Nook

Other OS name in the Parish of Beetham

Historical Forms

  • Kirkith Nook 1741 Kend263
  • Kerthewaite 1256 Ass11d

Etymology

, 1770 Bthm , Kirkith Nook 1741 Kend263, possibly identical with Kerthewaite 1256Ass 11d(p) , ' churchclearing ' , v. kirkja , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site