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Survey of English Place-Names

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Yarlside, Yarlside Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • lerlesete 12 Crk 1235 FF

Etymology

, 1859OS , lerlesete 12Crk , 1235FF , ' the earl's seat ' , v. jarl , sǽti , cf. Hugh Seat (ii, 12supra ) for this type of name of a rocky outcrop on a hilltop .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement