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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stockghyll Force & Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Windermere

Historical Forms

  • Stockgill 1639 Ambls
  • Stockgill Beck 1787 Clarke
  • Stockgill Force 1865 OS
  • Stock 1630 Ambls 1777 M

Etymology

, Stockgill 1639Ambls 68, Stockgill Beck 1787 Clarke, Stockgill Force 1865 OS, named from Stock 1630 Ambls 11, 1777 M , v. stocc ' tree-trunk ' , gil , fors ' waterfall ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name