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Raise Gap

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • the Raise Gate 1731 Kendiii,172
  • the Rays gap 1800 DW

Etymology

, the Raise Gate 1731Kend iii, 172, the Rays gap 1800 DW , v. prec. , gap , geat ' gap, gate ' , denoting the pass through which the Grasmere - Keswick road crosses the mountains .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement