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Gillsmere Sike

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Gilsmoore 1634 Kendii,433

Etymology

, 1857OS , Gilsmoore 1634 Kend ii,433 , the first el . is probably the surn . Gill ( cf. foll. ) , the second mere ' pool ' ( here referring to Tarneybank Tarn (i, 41supra ) , alongside which the stream ( v. sīc ) flows ) , or mōr ' moorland ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement