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Sturdy

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Sturdy close 1425 BrStAcct
  • Sturdy Gill 1859 OS

Etymology

, 1844TA , Sturdy close 1425BrStAcct 1d, Sturdy Gill 1859OS , probably ' enclosure for ' sturdy ' ( diseased ) sheep ' ; on the loss of the second el . cf. Cowan (supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site