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Brownrigg Moss

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Braimrigg 1736 CWxxviii
  • Bramrigg 1797 ib
  • Broomrigg 1847 ib

Etymology

, Braimrigg 1736 CW xxviii, Bramrigg 1797 ib, Broomrigg 1847 ib , originally ' broom ridge ' , v. brōm , hrycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name