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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sorrowsyke Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Sorrowsykes 1842 TA
  • Sourounerig (sic) 1300 Kendii,402
  • Sourough 1678 PR(Md)

Etymology

, Sorrowsykes 1842TA , Sourounerig (sic)1300 Kend ii, 402, Sourough 1678 PR(Md) , probably ' hill on sour land ' , v. saurr ( or sūr ) , haugr , sīc ' stream ' ; it is near Sowermire (infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site