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Mere Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Merebek 1220,1401 Furn
  • Morebech (sic) 1251 ib

Etymology

, probably identical with Merebek 1220, 1401 Furn, Morebech (sic)1251 ib , ' boundary stream and ravine ' , v. (ge)mǣre , bekkr , gil .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement