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Blindtarn Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Blintergill 1717 Ct
  • Blintarngill 1847 CWxxviii

Etymology

, 1865 OS , Blintergill 1717Ct 8, Blintarngill 1847 CW xxviii , ' hiddenpool ' , v. blind , tjǫrn , gil ' ravine ' ; Mr Bruce Thompson states that the tarn has filled up and become overgrown , and the name may allude to that .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name