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Carling Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Carlingill 1614 FF 1777 M 1865 OS
  • Corney Gill, Carnigill 1770,1823 M

Etymology

, Carlingill 1614FF , 1777 M, 1865 OS, Corney Gill , Carnigill 1770, 1823 M , ' old woman's ravine ' , v. kerling , gil ; in Iceland kerling was used as the name of a rock ( Franzen,LaxdON 126 , cf. Seavy Man ii, 13supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement