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Rasett Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Rasett 12 NB 1645
  • Rasate 1224 BdyR(R.1) 1651

Etymology

, Rasett 12 (1645) NB 518,Rasate 1224 (1651) BdyR (R. 1) , ' roe hill-pasture ' , v. , sǽtr , cf. Rayside (ii, 169infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site