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Gowkstone Hag

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Galkstone Hagg 1836 KCR

Etymology

, Galkstone Hagg 1836KCR , probably ' cuckoostone ' , v. gaukr , stān ; Galk - is an inverted spelling .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name