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Stouphill Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Stowphill yaet 1630 PR
  • Stouphil(l)y(e)at 1632,1634 ib

Etymology

, 1829 Dir , Stowphill yaet 1630 PR,Stouphil (l )y (e )at 1632, 1634 ib , ' gate on a hill marked with a stake ' , v. stólpi , hyll , geat ' gate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement