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Survey of English Place-Names

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Enterber

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Etymology

, 1770 M , Enterbarr 1700 , the first el . is possibly from the ModE dial . hunting - term enter ' to train a hound ' ( EDD s.v . ) , and the hill would be one where this activity took place , v. beorg ; cf. also Enterbancke (ii, 180infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site