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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ploughlands

Other OS name in the Parish of Warcop

Historical Forms

  • Ploulandes 12 BylE
  • Plowlandes, Ploghlandes, Plughland(es) 13 ib
  • Plowland bottoms 1587 FF
  • Plowland, Plewland(s) 1539 Musg 1713 PR
  • -gabell 1539 Musg

Etymology

, Ploulandes 12BylE 12d, Plowlandes ,Ploghlandes , Plughland (es )13 ib 13–14, Plowland bottoms 1587FF , Plowland ,Plewland (s )1539Musg , 1713 PR, (-gabell ) 1539Musg , v. plógs-land ' a ploughland ' ; for Plew - cf. Phonol. §15 ; -gabell in the last spelling is doubtless gable used of a gable - shaped hill .