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Rosgill Bridge, Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Rosegill hall 1606,1673 PR
  • Rosegill head(e) 1613,1673 PR

Etymology

( 1679 NWm , 11 , cf. also ib 368–9 ) ( Rosegill hall 1606, 1673 PR), Head (Rosegill head (e )1613, 1673 PR ) , & Moor ( 1865 OS ) , v. Rosgill (supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement