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Brock Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Brockcragge 1574 Comm

Etymology

, 1836KCR , Brockcragge 1574Comm , ' badger rock ' , v. brocc , cragge , cf. Brock Crag ( s ) ( i , 183 , ii , 218 , 224 ) , Brockstone(s) (i, 166infra ) ; names of rocks frequently refer to animals and birds which frequented them , cf. Foulstone (i, 47supra ) , Calf Crag (i, 199infra ) , Deer Stones (YWiii, 147) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement