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Dummah Crag & Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Brough

Historical Forms

  • Dunoma (sic) 1664 PR(B)
  • Duma 1677,1791 ib
  • Duma Hill 1681 ib
  • Dumme Hill 1685 CWi,30
  • Dumba Hill 1710 PR(B)
  • Dummay Hill, -Crag 1770,1778 ib
  • Dunmer Hills 1769 ib

Etymology

, Dunoma (sic)1664 PR(B), Duma 1677, 1791 ib, Duma Hill 1681 ib,Dumme Hill 1685 CW i, 30, Dumba Hill 1710 PR(B), Dummay Hill ,-Crag 1770, 1778 ib, Dunmer Hills 1769 ib ; v. haugr ' hill ' , cragge ; the first el . is obscure .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name