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Hawkrigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Hakrigg End 1639 WilsonL
  • Haukrig (side) 1714,1717 Ct

Etymology

, Hakrigg End 1639 WilsonL, Haukrig (side )1714, 1717Ct , v. hafoc ' hawk ' , hrycg , for Hak - cf. Phonol. §4 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name