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Survey of English Place-Names

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Braham Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Broom rigg 1836 KCR

Etymology

, 1857OS , Broom rigg 1836KCR , ' broom ridge ' , v. brōm ( which frequently appears as ME  bram (e ) in p. ns . ) , hrycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name