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Gill Foot & Side

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Gill foot 1865 OS
  • Gillside 1707,1716 Ct

Etymology

, Gill foot 1865 OS, Gillside 1707, 1716Ct , cf. also Gillsridge als. Gillsedge 1706 ib , Gill Bank 1823 Kend iii, 174 , v. gil ' ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name