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Elm Pot

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Al(l)m(e)pot(t) 1702–1737 ib
  • Elmpot 1726,1747 1766 WillQ
  • Ompot 1770 M

Etymology

, Ome pot 1699 Al (l )m (e )pot (t )1702–1737 ib (freq ), Elmpot 1726, 1747 ib, 1766 WillQ, Ompot 1770 M , ' pit or hollow near the elm-tree ' , v. ON  almr ( replaced by OE  elm ) , potte ; it is adjacent to Ash Pot (supra ) ; cf. also Hazel Pot (infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement