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Erne Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • le Ernekrag 13 NB
  • Ernecrag 1274 CWxxxiv,190
  • Ernegrak 1275 Ch
  • le Arngrag 1277 CWxxx,2

Etymology

, le Ernekrag 13 NB 150,Ernecrag 1274 CW xxxiv, 190, Ernegrak 1275 Ch, le Arngrag 1277 CWxxx, 2 , ' rock haunted by an eagle ' , v. earn , cragge .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name