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Street

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Strett 1586 PR
  • Strete 1627,1646 ib
  • (ye) Street(e) 1644–1694 ib

Etymology

, Strett 1586 PR, Strete 1627, 1646 ib, (ye ) Street (e )1644–1694 ib (freq ) , v. strǣt ' paved way ' , usually denoting a Roman road ; in this case the road is the A . 683 from Sedbergh (YW) to Kirkby Stephen .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement