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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gars

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Naythrgares 1596 PR
  • Gar(r)s 1645,1668 ib
  • Nether- 1730 ib
  • Garth(e)s 1695,1704 ib
  • Naythr- 1597 ib
  • Nether- 1673,1678 ib
  • Garth 1829 Dir

Etymology

, Naythrgares 1596 PR, Gar (r )s 1645, 1668 ib,(Nether -) 1730 ib, Garth (e )s 1695, 1704 ib, (Naythr -) 1597 ib,(Nether -) 1673, 1678 ib, Garth 1829 Dir , v. garðr ' enclosure ' ; on the loss of - ð - in the plur . garths cf. YW vii, 92 § 50 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement