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Cocklaw Fell

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Cokelaikemoore 1238–46 Kendi,393
  • Cockley Fell 1836 KCR

Etymology

, 1865 OS , Cokelaikemoore 1238–46 Kend i, 393,Cockley Fell 1836KCR , ' place where woodcock played ' , v. cocc 2 , leikr , cf. Cocklake Rigg (ii, 6infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement