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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ullsmoor

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Ullmyer Grange 16 Crk(Nbn1)
  • Ulsmore 1594,1595 PR
  • Hul(l)smo(o)re 1599,1714 ib
  • Hull Moor 1823 M

Etymology

, 1865 OS , Ullmyer Grange 16Crk (Nbn 1), Ulsmore 1594,1595 PR, Hul (l )smo (o )re 1599, 1714 ib, Hull Moor 1823 M , probably ' wolf marsh ' , v. ulfr , mýrr or mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement