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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Blackmoss

Other OS name in the Parish of Windermere

Historical Forms

  • le Blackemos 1390–4 Kendii,69
  • Blankemosse (sic) 1626 PR(K)

Etymology

, le Blackemos 1390–4 Kend ii, 69, Blankemosse (sic)1626 PR(K) , ' blackbog ' , v. blæc , mos .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name