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Borrenthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Brough

Historical Forms

  • Burwanthwayt 1422 NB
  • Borronthwaite 1773 PR(B)

Etymology

, 1863 OS , Burwanthwayt 1422 NB 579, Borronthwaite 1773 PR(B) , ' clearing near the cairnor pile of stones ' , v. burgæsn , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name