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Survey of English Place-Names

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Coalgill Sike

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Colegill foot 1720 BdyR(M.14)

Etymology

, Colegill foot 1720BdyR (M. 14) , ' coal ravine ' , v. col 1 , gil ; there are old coal workings and lead mines on Hartley Fell ( 1777 NB 547 ) , cf. Coalgill Sike (ii, 71infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site