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Friar Bottom

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • freer bottom 1745 PR
  • Frear- 1756 ib
  • Frier- 1803 ib

Etymology

, freer bottom 1745 PR, Frear -1756 ib, Frier -1803 ib , v. frere ' friar ' , possibly as a surname , botm .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement