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Orton Beacon, Hall, Old Hall, & Scar

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • the beacon 1777 NB
  • Sker c.1270 ib

Etymology

( 1777 M , the beacon 1777 NB 490 ) ( 1859OS , built in the 18th century , NWm 200 ) ( rebuilt in 1604 , also called Petty Hall , cf. Petty close 1845TA , NWm 200 ) ( 1777 NB 490 , Sker c. 1270 ib 486 ) ; on the beacon cf. NB490 , v. hall , sker ' rocky scarp ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement