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Tarn Gill, Tarn Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Brough

Historical Forms

  • Tarn(e)house 1702,1712 PR(B)
  • Tarne 1723 Surv

Etymology

( cf. Tarneflete 1657Comm , Tarn bank 1843TA ) ( Tarn (e )house 1702, 1712 PR(B) , cf. also Tarnefoote 1657Warr ) , v. tjǫrn ' pond, lake ' ; a small pond lies 200 yards south of the house ( called Tarne 1723Surv ) , cf. Tarn Gill (ii, 62supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name