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Greenlaw Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Green Low 1842 TA
  • -head 1684 BdyR(M.5)
  • Law head 1652 ib

Etymology

, Green Low 1842TA , (-head ) 1684BdyR (M. 5), also called Law head 1652 ib (M. 4) , ' green hill ' , v. grēne 1 , hlāw .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site