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Survey of English Place-Names

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Borrowdale Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Brough

Historical Forms

  • Borrodale 1769,1780 PR(B)

Etymology

, Borrodale 1769, 1780 PR(B) , probably of similar origin to Borrowdale (i, 138supra ) , ' valley of the fortification ' , v. borg ( gen . sg . borgar ) , dalr , but since no fortification is known here , it may simply be a transferred name .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name